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Accountant I

Pilgrim's Pride Corp

  • Nacogdoches, TX
  • 16 days ago

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    Assists Accounting Manager as needed with other duties including, but not limited to, month end closing and reporting, physical inventory test counts and adjustments, payroll audits and asset audits. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist with preparation of reports which summarize business activity operational expenses and variances including weekly estimates.

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    LocationNacogdoches, TX
    IndustryManufacturing - Other
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded2009

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    Accountant I

    Location: Nacogdoches, TX, United States

    Date Posted: Jul 29, 2026

    Category: Accounting & Finance

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    ACCOUNTANT

    This position assists with weekly production reports, finished inventories and transfers from other plants. Assists Accounting Manager as needed with other duties including, but not limited to, month end closing and reporting, physical inventory test counts and adjustments, payroll audits and asset audits. Works closely with operations to reduce costs through reporting and analysis. Assists with preparation of operational and capital budgets. Assists with development of internal control procedures, standards and compliance as it pertains to generally accepted accounting principles.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Assist with preparation of reports which summarize business activity operational expenses and variances including weekly estimates.
    • Ensure adequate coverage of all hourly functions and cross training for vacations, holidays, sick time, etc.
    • Assist with the preparation of yearly budgets.
    • Prepare reports as needed for Prepared Foods profit centers.
    • Analysis of raw material receipts on a daily basis to ensure accuracy.
    • Responsible for inventory controls and accuracy.

    EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or related job experience

    BASIC SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

    • 1-3 years' experience in plant production accounting
    • Must be able to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
    • Must be able to examine and verify financial documents and reports.
    • Knowledge of SAP or comparable ERP system, Excel and Microsoft.
    • Leadership and team skills.
    • Knowledge of principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.
    • Knowledge of modern office practices, procedures, methods and equipment.
    • Knowledge of laws and regulations governing fiscal recordkeeping.
    • Understanding of payroll, general ledger, accounts payable and cost accounting.
    • Knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and practices.

    EOE, including disability/vets

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    About Company

    Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.

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