Cost Accountant

Salm Partners is a leading manufacturer of premium, ready-to-eat link sausages and hot dogs. The company was founded in 2004 by four brothers, Chris, Joe, Mark, and Pete Salm. They partnered their individual talents together to create our organization, using the “partnership” concept as the cornerstone for our success. Since then, we have expanded and have two production plants with over 1,000 partners in Denmark, WI.  In 2023, Johnsonville purchased Salm Partners to help grow not only its own ready-to-eat sausage business, but the ready-to-eat sausage category as a whole.  The combination of the country’s most trusted retail sausage brand (Johnsonville) with the industry leading manufacturer (Salm Partners) has created a world class organization. We are committed to growth as a company and to our partners!   Apply today and discover your opportunity to grow with us.

SALM PARTNERS, LLC

Job Description

SUMMARY

Assist management in all facets of cost accounting including customer pricing models, labor reporting, Purchase Price Variances and Material Variances, routings, vendor and customer claims, and sales and gross margin reporting. Collaborate effectively with cross-functional groups to support the continued growth of the company. Support compliance of safety, food safety, quality, SQF, and USDA requirements.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Prepare, distribute, and answer questions on customer pricing models.
• Compile vendor and customer claims.
• Review of material variances in production batches.
• Review of gross margin reporting by customer and product for anomalies.
• Compile estimates of new and proposed product costs.
• Maintain labor routings on existing items and develop labor routings for new items.
• Assist in the monthly closing process, prepare journal entries as necessary, analyze inventory and reconcile accounts.
• Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics.
• Assist in the creation of the annual forecasts and update periodically as necessary.
• Perform testing to ensure financial data integrity with system upgrades.
• Provide financial analyses as requested for pricing decisions and contract negotiations.
• Utilize analytic skills in collaboration with other functions to support continuous improvements in plant operations and the office.
• Support and assist internal department reporting requirements such as audit and tax schedules.
• Collaborate with IT personnel to streamline activities and reduce manual tasks to maximize efficiency.
• Perform other projects and duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field with the ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 3-5 years in a cost and manufacturing environment.
• Strong computer proficiency in a Windows environment, specifically with Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and the Internet. Advanced spreadsheet knowledge and experience with the ability to adapt to new and different computer programs and software to enable efficient data gathering and analysis.
• Previous experience with integrated manufacturing system applications (ERP).
• Must have strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to apply knowledge of GAAP & Cost Accounting Standards.
• Must be a detail orientated, confident initiative-taker with a proven work ethic, uncompromising honesty and trustworthiness, and personal and professional integrity, maintaining utmost confidentiality of sensitive proprietary information and strict adherence to deadlines.
• Exemplary verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills to represent the finance team and the company in a professional manner.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from a variety of sources including executives, managers, customers, vendors, and plant partners.

Salm Partners is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability. 

We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.