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Senior Controller (Poutry)

Tyson Foods

Springdale, ARFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed today

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Location
Springdale, AR
Schedule
Full-time
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Senior Controller oversees product costing and accounting personnel at the plant or complex level for Tyson Foods’ Poultry Segment. The role partners with operations and sales, leads monthly financial close and reviews, and oversees capital-project financials and compliance with accounting policies. It also supervises and develops salaried employees while maintaining financial control and providing financial insight to improve business practices.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Product CostingAccounting SupervisionMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointSAPMtechVerbal CommunicationWritten Communication

Qualifications

Bachelor's DegreeAccounting or Finance Degree8+ Years Accounting Supervisory Experience

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Paid Time Off
401(k) Match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Full job description

Job Details: SUMMARY: This position is responsible for all issues related to product cost and supervising accounting personnel at the plant/complex level for the Poultry Segment. This person will also work closely with the Division VP of Operations and sales team. Other duties include closing the monthly books for the Division, supervising the closing of the monthly books at the plant/complex, attending quarterly production management meetings, assisting in the preparation of the monthly financial reviews. This position also oversees the financials for capital projects; ensuring that projects are properly documented and that project approvals are met in accordance with company policy. Other duties include staffing, supervising, and developing salary employees and ensuring generally accepted accounting principles are adhered to as well as Tyson accounting policies which may involve in-house auditing of books and inventories. The primary function of this role is to lead the accounting staff to maintain financial control of the assets entrusted to them and to be a business partner to the operations team and other support functions to provide financial insight that leads toward improved business practices.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field normally acquired through a bachelor’s degree in an academic field directly related and essential to the job. Accounting or Finance degree preferred.

Experience: 8 plus years accounting supervisory experience.

Computer Skills: Requires strong computer skills using Microsoft Excel and intermediate skills in other Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word, and Powerpoint. SAP experience preferred. Mtech experience preferred.

Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Travel: 6 to 12 domestic trips per year. All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools, including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes. Relocation Assistance Eligible: Yes Work Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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How this job compares

Set against the 819 open Controller jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$130–169K/yr317 salary ranges
  • US median$63–69/hr22 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 819 open Controller jobs across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience; Controller postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (638 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 454 of the 819 open Controller jobs (55%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 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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