Operations Accountant

Location

San Marcos, United States. This role is open to local candidates who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Relocation assistance is not available.

Monday – Friday; 8 a.m.–5 p.m.; hours may vary based on needs.

$75,000 – $100,000 per year with estimated 40 hours or more per week.

Operations Accountant capable of navigating production line conversations and variance bridge analysis, turning operational data into financial insight. Owns standard costing, inventory valuation, and production variance analysis while serving as the financial liaison to the plant director and operations leadership, and assists in cost control and plant performance improvement.

• Support monthly physical inventory counts and manage the cycle count program.
• Work with the warehouse team to investigate and reconcile count variances back to book balances.
• Identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
• Prepare journal entries related to inventory, manufacturing costs, and operations accruals.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts related to inventory, production, and operational expenses.
• Support monthly close activities and ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and analyze plant KPIs including yield, waste/scrap, labor efficiency, downtime, throughput, and production costs.
• Act as a business partner to the plant director, monitoring plant operating expenses.
• Work with the director’s direct reports to identify cost‑saving opportunities.
• Support budget and forecasting for plant operations, warehousing, and supply chain.
• Maintain compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and ensure transactions are in accordance with GAAP.
• Support audit requests related to inventory, manufacturing costs, and operational processes.
• Collaborate with operations teams to improve processes, controls, and data accuracy.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in accounting from a four‑year college or university and 3–7+ years of accounting experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 3–7+ years of accounting experience, preferably in food and beverage manufacturing or consumer packaged goods.
• Experience with cost accounting, inventory management, and manufacturing operations.
• ERP experience in a manufacturing environment (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Net Suite, etc.) required.
• Experience with BI/reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar preferred.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting, inventory accounting, manufacturing variance, accrual accounting, internal controls, and GAAP.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to translate financial information into operational insights.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.

Regularly use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear and taste or smell. Must stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, push, pull, lift up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Occasional exposure to a wet environment. Noise level is quiet to moderate when moving from office to plant floor.

Employment is contingent upon the results of a post‑offer background check, drug test, functional assessment, and physical exam.

Applicants who are unable to use the online system due to a disability should call the HR department to request an accommodation.

• Excellent medical, dental, vision; free life insurance; various additional options to choose from.
• Flexible Benefits account (FSA) for medical and dependent care.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) allowances and holiday pay.

Hollandia Dairy is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer.