Director, Customer Accounting and Pricing Operations

Job Description

Sr Manager, Customer Accounting & Pricing Operations | Post Consumer Brands

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Post Consumer Brands, located in Hopkins, MN, within Michael Foods, Inc. Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry, specializing in egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products. This role is critical for directing and overseeing the Commercial Finance team’s customer accounting and pricing operations, ensuring accurate financial execution and driving operational excellence.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Location: In-person – Hopkins, MN
• Pay: $102093–$159265 yearly
• Team: Directs and oversees the Customer Accounting and Pricing Operations teams within the Commercial Finance team.
• Mission: Owns the direction and oversight of customer accounting and pricing operations to ensure timely and accurate financial execution and improve system capabilities.
• Tech Stack: Excel, ERP solutions, SAP, Vistex, Pricefx

What You’ll Actually Do
• Direct Operations: Directs and oversees the Customer Accounting and Pricing Operations teams, managing accounts receivable and payable activities including cash receipt application, payment discrepancy reconciliation, collections, customer rebate and broker commission disbursements, and pricing entry.
• Policy & Process Development: Oversees the development, maintenance, and enforcement of robust policies and procedures specifically for Customer Accounting and Pricing Operations.
• Financial & Compliance Oversight: Manages monthly accrual and reconciliation activities for Customer Revenue, ensures internal control compliance, and directs general accounting duties, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and customer terms and conditions execution, supporting interim and annual audits.
• System & Process Enhancement: Understands and actively improves system capabilities, processes, and tools to drive increased efficiency and ensure timely, accurate results that support evolving business needs.
• Team Leadership & Development: Provides guidance and career development to managers and individual contributors, ensuring appropriate workload prioritization, fostering clarity and alignment, and cultivating a collaborative and engaging team culture.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s Degree with emphasis in Finance or Accounting, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. This role requires demonstrated competence in all aspects of financial accounting, reporting, and analysis.
• Experience: Requires 10+ years’ experience in revenue accounting and pricing execution, along with 3+ years of direct leadership experience. Experience leading and improving processes and systems, including documentation and training, is also required.
• Skills: Highly proficient in Excel and ERP solutions (SAP is a plus). Possesses clear communication, strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to partner and influence across the organization. This role demands a detail-oriented, collaborative, and self-starting individual who can manage priorities to meet deadlines.
• Bonus: Food or other manufacturing industry experience is preferred, especially with rebate and billback activities. Experience with Vistex or Pricefx systems is also a plus.