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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

Sumter, SC

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Analysis Skills, Budgeting, Business Operations, Capital Budgeting, Cost Control, External Audit, Fixed Assets, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Internal Audit, Inventory Management, Inventory Reports, Materials Analysis, Operational Expenditure (OPEX), Physical Inventory, Procedure Development, Regulatory Compliance, Reporting Skills, Truck Driver, Trucking
LOCATION
Sumter, SC
POSTED
10 days ago

GENERAL SUMMARY:

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.
Description
  • Assist with preparation of reports which summarize business activity operational expenses and variances including weekly estimates. 
  • Assist with the development of internal control procedures, standards and compliance. 
  • 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 trucking and pet food profit centers. 
  • Analysis of raw material receipts on a daily basis to ensure accuracy. 
  • Produce truck driver payroll. 
  • Work with internal and external audit agencies on quarterly and annual audit reviews.  Participate in periodic test counts and fixed asset audits. 
  • Responsible for inventory controls and accuracy. 
Qualifications 
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or related field is required.  
  
EOE/Vet/Disabled
 
 

About the Company

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Pilgrim's Pride Corporation

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.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Manufacturing - Other
FOUNDED
2009