Temporary Senior Accountant - Manufacturing & Costing

Valley Fine Foods, Inc; Benicia (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Fine Foods is seeking a detail-oriented Temporary Senior Accountant to support our Accounting and Finance team during an employee's maternity leave. The role involves day-to-day accounting operations, month-end close support, and cost accounting analysis across multiple entities and manufacturing locations.

The ideal candidate will be organized, analytical, and capable of managing multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 1-2 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Working knowledge of GAAP.
• Strong MS Excel and MS Office skills.
• Analytical, organized, and detail-oriented with deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and with auditors.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, accruals, and prepaid expense schedules.
• Complete bank, balance sheet, fixed asset, inventory, and loan account reconciliations.
• Support month-end and year-end close, including financial statement preparation and consolidation.
• Prepare financial reports and variance analyses, researching discrepancies and explaining key drivers.
• Maintain fixed asset records and review construction-in-progress balances for timely reclassification.
• Support audit requests, accounting schedules, and business property tax reporting.
• Review and maintain bills of materials and support inventory costing accuracy.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, purchase variances, inventory adjustments, and work-in-process variances.
• Coordinate with Operations, Warehouse, and Shipping and Receiving teams on inventory movements, cycle counts, and physical inventories.
• Assist with standard cost updates, budgeting, forecasting, and special projects.
• Maintain accounting controls and provide backup support to other accounting team members as needed.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Deadline oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Microsoft Office

Job description

Valley Fine Foods is seeking a detail-oriented Temporary Senior Accountant to support our Accounting and Finance team during an employee's maternity leave. The role involves day-to-day accounting operations, month-end close support, and cost accounting analysis across multiple entities and manufacturing locations.

The ideal candidate will be organized, analytical, and capable of managing multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.