HOOD PACKAGING CORPORATION
Hood Packaging Corporation offers an environment that encourages innovation and delivers creative solutions for our customers!
EXCELLENT BENEFIT OPTIONS
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Holidays
- Scholarship Opportunity
- Paid Vacation
- Professional Development
POSITION
Hood Packaging Corporation is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant for our Arden Hills, MN location.
SCOPE OF POSITION
The Cost Accountant is responsible for calculating and tracking operating costs such as labor, raw material, overhead, inventory etc.; analyzing changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods etc., to determine the effect on costs; comparing factors affecting prices and productivity; preparing ad-hoc summaries and variance reports; as well as implementing related cost accounting policies, systems and procedures.
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FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Act as sole custodian of the standard costing system.
- Analyze actual costs to standard costs and make the appropriate recommendations
- Calculate machine hour, direct labor, burden, and overhead rates to be used in standard cost formulation.
- Ensure integrity of costing data.
- Manage the job close procedure within the required time frame in order to ensure accurate and timely information.
- Ensure integrity of routings and structures in MFG/PRO in conjunction with the Product Maintenance Supervisor.
- Formulate and apply transfer pricing policy as required.
- Identify problems arising from product attributes and report findings along with recommendations to the Manufacturing and Marketing departments.
- Monitor inventory accounts for irregularities and report low, excessive, or aged levels to the Purchasing Manager.
- Ensure integrity of inventory accounts through reconciliation
- Review weekly financials to uncover pending problems (solve)
- Assist in month/year end financial statement preparation.
- Assist with monthly and year-end financial reporting requirements
- Assist in yearly budget preparation and data formulation.
- Facilitate development of others within the department
- Backup certain Controller functions as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned from time-to-time independent of main cycle count activity to directly monitor accuracy.
- Follows all SQF requirements and General Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- N/A
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- Regular contact with team members in Engineering, Production, Marketing, Sales, Plant Controllers, and other accounting staff on matters relating to his/her responsibilities and duties.
- Maintain contacts with professional societies and keep current on latest best practices.
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Regular use of computers, telephones & misc. office equipment
- Ability to organize complex tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Ability to sit, stand and walk frequently.
- Moderate time is spent on the plant floor. Uneven walking surfaces. Hazards are those normally associated with a Plant position and include noise levels above 85 decibels, warm building temperature during mid-summer months.
- Personal and product safety requirements for the plant include hearing protection, safety glasses, safety shoes and hairnets.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Office and Plant
QUALIFICATIONS – EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Degree (4yr) in business or accounting and 1-3 years’ experience in a MRP environment OR 2-year degree and 5-7 years’ experience in a MRP environment.
- Professional accounting designation or working towards a designation.
QUALIFICATIONS – SKILLS
- Computer literate
- Solid understanding of business fundamentals
- Strong analytical skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
- Detail oriented
Please review the attachments for more information about the position and benefits.
Hood Packaging Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers applications for all positions without regard to race, gender, religion, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, the presence of non-job-related medical condition or handicap, or any other legally protected status.
Skills Required
- Four-year degree in business or accounting and 1–3 years of experience in an MRP environment
- OR two-year degree and 5–7 years of experience in an MRP environment
- Professional accounting designation or progress toward a designation
- Computer literacy
- Solid understanding of business fundamentals
- Strong analytical skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel
- Detail-oriented work style
What We Do
Hood Packaging is a quality manufacturer of packaging materials with 23 production facilities located in the United States and Canada. We have grown by acquisition and innovation. Our oldest, continuously running business, started over 100 years ago in the Jute and Cotton trade and we have expanded our flexible packaging skills into Paper, Plastic, and Woven packaging substrates as more advanced technology has developed for these products. A brief history to our growth: + TC Transcontintental (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2020 + Bemis Corporation (Multiwall Operations) acquired in 2014 + Glopak Inc. acquired in 2006 + Bonar Packaging acquired in 2000 + Charleston Packaging acquired in 1986 + Southern Bag began in 1978 Each operation brings a particular skill, product, or other strength to our company – Liquid VFFS filling from Glopak and High Density printing are just a few of our innovative technologies. We are organized along two product types – Paper and Plastic. The Paper Division has 15 geographically diverse locations across the United States and Canada making flexible paper packaging structures with a very wide range of types, formats and closures. The Plastics Division has 8 production locations, again with the broadest possible selection of structures and many with unique applications. Cross selling our products allows us to develop unique product and supply arrangements. We plan to continue to innovate, to acquire and to develop strong industry relationships that will advance our technology, our skills and our products.
