Cost Accounting Analyst

Employment Type: Salaried
Work Arrangement: Remote 

Position Summary:

The Cost Analyst is the business partner for cost accounting related tasks at various plants. This role collaborates with the plant's Operations department and other functions to complete component setup and develop cost estimates for new products or changes to existing products.  Additionally, this position assists with periodic (monthly, quarterly, annual) cost rolls and annual overhead rate calculations for multiple plants and provides support for projects as assigned by the Manager of Cost Accounting. 

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop Cost Estimates for manufactured products on a timely basis in support of Sales, Marketing, and Operating divisions for assigned plants.
• Complete component setup for assigned plants as required.  Setup includes overhead calculation for finished goods, system maintenance (packaging and ingredient components, branch transfers, finished goods, and work centers) and completion of Pre-Production worksheet. 
• Participate in annual budget process: update assigned overhead cost drivers for all manufacturing plants, provide year-over-year comparisons/analysis, partner with assigned plants to drive budget template completion.
• Provide support for other projects delegated by Manager of Cost Accounting or Director of Cost Accounting (cost analysis, preparation for JDE product costing implementation, maintaining master data files, etc.).
• On quarterly basis, update purchased finished goods standard cost for assigned plants. On a monthly basis, update branch transfer rates and complete cost roll for each assigned plant.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration with primary focus in Accounting or Finance or equivalent experience (5+ years in similar field)
• Minimum 2 years cost accounting experience
• Manufacturing experience (any industry) 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background in manufacturing preferably within the food or processing industry
• Familiarity and experience with AS400, JDE and Oracle preferable
• Strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Detail-oriented with high degree of accuracy

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience with Bills of Materials, Fixed and Variable Overhead
• Strong knowledge of Manufacturing and Operations 
• Advanced computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, Outlook)
• Proven skills in critical thinking and problem solving, customer service, and organization
• Ability to handle multiple tasks under tight deadlines
• Ability to work successfully in a team environment
• Effective verbal, written and listening communications skills are required

Why Join Us:

Ventura Foods innovates and manufactures food solutions for foodservice and retail businesses.  We make exclusive products for the world's most iconic restaurants and retailers, we provide ready-to-go product solutions for professional kitchens, and we make consumer brands everyone knows and loves.  When you work for Ventura Foods, you get a strong foundation of training, a manager who cares about you and celebrates your success, a safe environment, and challenging work.  As part of our team, your future is limited only by how much you’re willing to push yourself to get there.  We invest in your growth because you invest in ours.  

Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:​

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees​
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)​
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays​
• Employee Appreciation Events​ and Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Base Range of $67,878.45 - $103,915.16* 

*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position in the specified markets.  Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography.  Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.  

Our Culture
Our Culture reflects our commitment to treating every employee with respect and creating an environment where people can do their best work. We rely on a variety of strengths, backgrounds, and experiences across our teams to help us innovate, grow, and deliver for our customers. By fostering a workplace that is supportive, collaborative, and grounded in integrity, we continue to attract strong talent and meet the high expectations of a rapidly evolving marketplace.

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Ventura Foods may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted tools at certain stages of our hiring process, including identifying & sourcing candidates, reviewing applications and matched candidates on job boards and websites, and generating screening questions to help us work more efficiently and consistently. We regularly review our tools to promote fairness and reduce the risk of bias. However, while these tools support our process, every hiring decision is made by a real person on our team.  Applicants in the State of New York may request an alternative process by contacting us at VFaccessibility@rescocompany.com.