Senior Cost Accountant

About Role:

As a Senior Cost Accountant at AppHarvest, you will be joining a team at the forefront of reinventing sustainable agriculture for a better future. In your first 90 days, you can expect to become an integral part of the team as you learn the operations associated with producing sustainable produce and taking that knowledge to record cost accounting related transactions as well as creating standard costing reports. This role will be primarily based in Lexington, Kentucky and may require participation in physical inventory counts and frequent visits to our greenhouse facility in Morehead, Kentucky.

What You’ll Do:

• Setting standard costs and support in creation/maintenance of new Item No., BOM(s), & Routing(s) in ERP system.
• Review the daily, weekly, and monthly greenhouse production and record cost accounting transactions.
• Review monthly Purchase Variances, revision of standard costs, or inventory revaluation entries
• Review COGS actual vs. standard and provide margin analysis to management
• Investigate cycle counts & review consumption entries to identify incorrect posts and provide management with a correcting entry
• Maintain and report COGS functions including inventory transactions, unsupported inventory, and gross margin analysis
• Prepare reporting for senior management on cost performance vs. budget, and highlight and investigate emerging issues
• Develop KPI for the Greenhouse and Packhouse Operations
• Assist with analysis of capital expenditure requests and calculations of ROI for capital spending
• Manage fixed asset accounting including detailed ledgers, roll forwards, depreciation/amortization schedules and asset tagging
• Work with management to develop strong inventory control that meets SOX Compliance, and assist with setting up appropriate safety stock levels and leverage ERP for managing/ordering inventory
• Monitor inventory activity and processes to ensure they are consistently applied throughout operations
• Participate in month end close activities (journal entries, reconciliations, review/analysis of inventory & COGS) as directed and maintaining integrity of monthly inventory reports
• Other ad hoc greenhouse production related analysis as required
• Participation in physical inventory counts and asset tagging may be required

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Economics or related field
• Knowledge of US GAAP
• MBA or CPA/CMA certification is a plus
• 5-10 years of relevant experience
• Job costing experience in a manufacturing and/or greenhouse production facility is a plus
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills
• Ability to multitask and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Advance skills in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables & Pivot Charts
• Experienced in Jet Reports or equivalent business intelligence reporting is a plus
• Experienced in using Microsoft Business Central (Navision/Dynamics) or similar ERP system
• Ideal candidate has strong knowledge of ERP Posting Groups or Cost Elements settings; either with Microsoft Dynamics, Business Central, or equivalent ERP system.

Benefits :

• 100% company paid insurance premiums (Medical, Dental and Vision Plans)
• 401K Company Match 100% of First 3%- 50% of next 2% and is vested immediately – it is automatically yours
• 10 company paid holidays
• Generous PTO Packages starting at 15 PTO days
• 2 Paid Mission Days for volunteer work

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. AppHarvest reserves the right to change duties, responsibilities and activities at any time with or without notice.

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