Versova - Feed Cost Accounting

Job Title: Senior Accountant III

Department: Accounting

Location: Versova - Locations

Reports To: Controller 

Job Type: Full-Time

Travel: Minimal (twice a year)

Compensation: Salaried

Job Summary

The Senior Accountant III is responsible for overseeing complex accounting operations, driving strategic financial initiatives, and providing critical insights to executive leadership. This role requires extensive experience in advanced financial analysis, process optimization, and team leadership. The Senior Accountant III serves as a key advisor on financial matters, leads major accounting projects, and plays a crucial role in shaping the organization's financial strategy and operational efficiency.

Essential Job Functions

• Lead and manage the feed accounting team, overseeing the feed ingredient receiving process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to established procedures.

• Manage commodity purchase transactions, reviewing pricing, ensuring data accuracy and executing the timely and accurate import of pricing updates.

• Direct the review of feed ingredient pricing, identifying and assisting in the resolution of pricing discrepancies; escalating where needed.

• Ensure finished feed is accurately priced by recommending appropriate processes improvements that strengthen internal controls.

• Lead the team that posts feed transactions and processes customer invoices and hold staff accountable for accuracy and timeliness.

• Monitor the month end shrink review process, directing the investigation and resolution of discrepancies.

• Manage the preparation and reporting of feed ingredient pricing including hedges across entities, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and timely delivery of all reporting.

• Direct the preparation and reporting of feed ingredient consumption across entities, ensuring data integrity and identifying trends or variances for leadership review.

• Lead and manage process improvement initiatives within the feed process, leveraging team input to identify efficiencies, streamline workflows, and implement best practices.

• Oversee the utilization and accuracy of the AgVision system and Accounting System in regard to feed tracking and pricing, ensuring the team is properly trained, data integrity is maintained, and system functionality aligns with operational and reporting requirements.

• Perform other leadership duties as assigned, including mentoring, developing, and evaluating team members to support departmental goals and professional growth.

Required Qualifications

• 6-8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leadership roles

• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling and Excel functions

• Strong analytical, communication, and project management skills

• Proven ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree in Accounting or CPA

• Comprehensive knowledge of GAAP and financial reporting standards

Knowledge of lean accounting principles and process improvement methodologies

Work Environment

This position requires the ability to travel 5-15% of the time. The role primarily involves office work with potential for on-site visits to production facilities. May be required to work extended hours during peak periods such as month-end close or annual audits

About Us:

Versova is one of the largest egg producers in the United States, bringing together family-owned farms in Iowa, Ohio, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Colorado. With over six decades of industry experience, our team of more than 2,000 employees is dedicated to exceptional flock care, environmental stewardship, and producing safe, high-quality eggs. More than just a workplace, Versova is a team built on shared values, working together to enrich our communities and uphold the highest ethical standards.

As a family of companies and a company of families, we are guided by a strong set of Core Values: Recognition, Initiative, Safety & Security, Service, Community, Respect, Integrity, Ownership, and Excellence. These values drive our commitment to responsible employment, sustainability, and industry innovation. When you join Versova, you become part of something bigger - working together to lead the future of egg production with integrity and excellence.

Benefits:

• Regular performance reviews
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• HSA with company match
• Paid time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401K with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Disclosure

This job description is not exhaustive, as employees may perform additional related duties as needed. Employment is based on an 'at-will' basis. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, as applicable to the role and in compliance with local, state, and federal laws.