
Plant Accounting Supervisor
Des Moines, IAFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Plant Accounting Supervisor supports plant reporting, departmental spending analysis, month-end close, bill of materials maintenance, and yield reporting. The role may supervise Plant Accounting Coordinators and reviews their reports before distribution to management. It also prepares and investigates cycle counts, supports other accounting staff, and spends up to 20% of its time on the production floor.
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Full job description
If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub.
Have a seat at our table. When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special – a company that's sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact. Apply Now!
Your Opportunity This role will support the plants in reporting, departmental spending analysis, month-end close activities, bill of material maintenance and yield reporting. It may supervise Plant Accounting Coordinators to ensure all the daily yield, inventory and labor reports for management are completed on time and accurately. Reviews the reports created by the Coordinators before distribution to management. Creates the Bill of Materials (BOM) which identifies the cost associated with any new products or changes to products that are produced at the plant.
Core Responsibilities Daily Reporting
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Compiles data from various sources (SAP, ADC, manual sheets from Supervisors, etc.) to prepare various daily reports in Excel including Yield Reports, Daily Pack Report, OPS Report, and Labor Report requiring data entry, data manipulation, and simple formulas in Excel.
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Perform month-end activities, which include, but are not limited to journal entries, plant variance and account reconciliations.
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Assist in timely measurement and explanation of plant variances and operating costs on a weekly and monthly basis.
Support
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Responsible for ensuring that Corporate policy is adhered to, specifically regarding Bill of Material audtis and Fixed Asset reviews.
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Provides back up and support to other Accounting staff in the areas of yield reporting, finished goods inventory, payroll and other areas as assigned.
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Will spend up to 20% of time on the production floor to understand processes and procedures.
Reporting and Packaging
- Using reports from the Purchasing department and SAP, coordinates and prepares weekly and monthly packaging, ingredients and MRO cycle counts and investigates and resolves differences with the Purchasing department.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
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Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university in Accounting or related field and 2+ years’ of professional accounting experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
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Experience acting as a lead by providing training, guidance or mentoring to less experienced staff or managing processes and projects, preferred.
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Solid understanding of accounting principles.
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Proven ability to use Excel on a daily basis including manipulation of large amounts of data and creation of simple formulas.
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SAP experience (preferred).
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Strong attention to detail.
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Desire and ability to fully research issues and solve problems.
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May be required to travel to assist at other plant locations.
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Ability to work well with others in fast paced, dynamic environment.
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Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.
Supervisory Responsibilities
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Provides leadership and guidance to employees in the accounting department.
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Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
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Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Work Environment & Physical Demands The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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The majority of the time is spent in an office setting outside of the production plant. The plant environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.
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Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be loud when in the production area.
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Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
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Specific vision includes close vision and ability to adjust focus.
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Frequently required to sit, use hands to handle, or feel, and talk or hear.
Relocation Package Available No EEO Information Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment selection process, please call us at 757-357-1595.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,940 open Accounting jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$95–140K/yr2,449 salary ranges
- US median$25–30/hr425 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 51 open Accounting jobs in Iowa and 4,940 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Iowa
- Access Dubuque8 open
- Aegon Asset Management4 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Accounting postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,643 postings).
- Education
- 2,450 of the 4,940 open Accounting jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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