Assistant Controller – Food Manufacturing Finance

Flying Food Group; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Flying Food Group in Newark, NJ seeks an Assistant Controller to support the controller in managing daily financial activities at the facility. Responsibilities include financial reporting, revenue and labor reporting, month-end close, and variance analysis.

The role also covers A/R, A/P, payroll, inventory, and expense management, plus budgeting and profitability analysis. This full-time exempt position requires strong Excel skills and 4+ years of relevant experience, preferably in the food

Qualifications

• BS degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 4 years relevant experience.
• Experience with accounting and administrative processes in an operational setting required.
• Experience within the food industry preferred.
• Experience with the budgeting process preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Must have Organizational Skills, be Detail Orientated and be able to Multitask.
• Must have Good Communication skills, both written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the financial integrity of the unit’s accounting and financial reporting and the security of the unit’s assets.
• Assist the controller with the daily revenue and labor reporting.
• Assist the controller with the weekly flash reporting and month-end close process, including variance analysis and explanations of weekly and monthly food / product cost variances, labor hour variances and operating cost variances.
• Support the accounting team with the management of: Billing, accounts receivable and collections; Account payable, inventory accounting and expense management; Payroll, including hours reporting; employee benefits relating to costs and cost controls; Preparation and verification of the general ledger and trial balance.
• Support the plant management team with purchasing, requisitions, capital expenditure requests, product cost control, labor management, and accounting questions, as well as financial decision-making.
• Assist the controller with the annual budget process.
• Assist the controller with customer profitability analysis.
• Manage certain assigned administrative processes.
• Help develop processes and procedures that help the unit meet or exceed financial goals.
• Ad hoc reports, tasks and management support, as assigned from time to time by the controller.

Skills

Financial reporting

Revenue reporting

Variance analysis

Budgets

Excel

Sage

ADP

Paycom

Supervisory

Communication

Education

BS Degree

Tools

Sage

ADP

Paycom

Job description

Flying Food Group in Newark, NJ seeks an Assistant Controller to support the controller in managing daily financial activities at the facility. Responsibilities include financial reporting, revenue and labor reporting, month-end close, and variance analysis.

The role also covers A/R, A/P, payroll, inventory, and expense management, plus budgeting and profitability analysis. This full-time exempt position requires strong Excel skills and 4+ years of relevant experience, preferably in the food