Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Corporate Accounting Manager (1388)

Job Details
Job Location: Tinley Park Corporate Office - Tinley Park, IL

Position Type: Full Time

Job Shift: 1st

Description

About Us:

Carl Buddig and Company, a respected name in the meat manufacturing industry, boasts a legacy of over 80 years. Founded as a family-owned company, we have evolved into a leading producer of premium meat products, including renowned lunchmeats, ready-to-eat cooked meats under our Kingsford, LLC division, and savory snack meats from Old Wisconsin.

As a third-generation family business, our success is anchored in our commitment to quality, innovation, and community. With a workforce of 2,500 dedicated team members spread across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, we continue to expand, driven by a vision for excellence and a responsiveness to evolving consumer preferences.

At Carl Buddig and Company, we foster a culture centered around teamwork and innovation. We strive to create an environment that values creativity and collaboration, ensuring every team member is empowered to contribute to our collective goals.

Our dedication extends beyond our business operations. We actively support charitable initiatives and community organizations through direct contributions, volunteer work, and partnerships. We aim to make a positive impact and give back to the communities that have supported us over the years.

Join us at Carl Buddig and Company, where tradition meets innovation, and where our passion for quality meat products is matched by our commitment to our people and communities.

Position Summary:

We are searching for an experienced Corporate Accounting Manager to oversee aspects of our accounting and financial functions. To establish and implement financial policies, generate the consolidated financial statements, and lead and manage the external audit and external reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides management with information vital to the decision-making process and partners with divisional leadership to drive strategic initiatives
• Furnishes internal reports, revises and updates reports to be more useful and efficient and furnishes external reports as necessary. Responsibility for developing and maintaining reporting processes for third parties such as banks, insurance companies, and other.
• Assesses current accounting operations and leverages technology to offer recommendations for improving and implementing new processes
• Participates in the financial close process and ensures accurate and timely preparation of financial statements
• Acts as the primary resource for technical accounting issues, ensures compliance with all Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), drives the implementation of new accounting pronouncements, and owns the Company's accounting policies and procedures
• Ensures an efficient and effective system of internal controls and provides leadership in improving the internal control environment
• Provides overall accounting direction to the Business Unit Controllers
• Act as the primary point of contact with external auditors and coordinates the year-end audit
• Acts as the Finance and Accounting liaison for all accounting and finance system / operational implementations. Provides oversight to include standardization of systems across the Business Units
• Supports the department in preparing budgets and forecasts and in analyzing results throughout the year
• Develops and maintains strong and collaborative working relationships with key business leaders and provide solutions for new initiatives
• Hires, trains, and retains skilled accounting staff

Knowledge & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or Finance.
• Possesses solid knowledge and experience of all aspects of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Advanced Excel, databases and technological skills a plus (Power BI, Power Query, Power Pivot, etc.)
• Excellent analytical skills with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and high confidence in stating professional opinions
• Energetic, assertive, high-integrity, team player, who can conceptualize to create results and is collaborative and can effectively interact with all employee levels of the organization
• Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis
• Ability to manage employees, projects, deadlines, etc. at various locations through use of communications technology
• Proven track record of effective people development and management
• 8+ years of progressive experience
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) a plus
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA) a plus
• Food industry experience a plus
• D365 experience a plus

Working Conditions:

• Based at Corporate Office in Tinley Park, IL
• Travel: Minimal travel to all Company locations (South Holland and Montgomery, IL; Sheboygan, WI)

Pay range for this position is $125,000 to $135,000 depending on experience.

Benefits for this role include Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, FSA, HSA, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, Vacation & PTO, and Tuition Reimbursement. There is also a potential for a discretionary bonus this bonus is based on personal & company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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Full time, For contractors, Work at office, Shift work,

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