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Associate Accountant CNT

Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods

Accounting & Finance
Posted on Sep 12, 2025

Job Details:

Job Summary: Briefly describe the main purpose of the job (one to three sentences). The summary should broadly answer what the job is required to accomplish.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: List the job's essential or most crucial functions and responsibilities (up to 10). The functions and responsibilities should provide clear understanding of the results expected in a concise manner. These essential functions and responsibilities will define who can perform a job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Education: Provide minimum level of formal education required to effectively perform the essential functions and responsibilities.

Work Experience: The minimum level of similar or related experience needed to effectively perform essential functions and responsibilities (consider along with education requirement). Indicate any specific job experience. For example, "accounting experience in a manufacturing environment". Please, designate required vs preferred as needed.

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification: List licenses, registrations and/or certificates required to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the job. Please spell out acronyms.

Special Job Competencies: List minimum knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the job (communication skills, task skills, PC and software skills, personal abilities, interpersonal skills, and/or mental effort). Indicate any special job requirements that are mandatory to perform the essential functions and responsibilities of the job.

Supervisory: Indicate if the job will have supervisory responsibilities and estimated number of direct reports. May include supervisory experience.

Travel: Number of trips per year or percentage of travel.

Job Summary:

Ensure that all transactions are processed with efficiency and quality according to predefined standards and work processes and to help junior accountants perform according to standards. Furthermore it is required to handle and take ownership of queries from internal customers and vendors in a timely manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable Processing: Verify, process supplier invoices and match them with purchase orders and receiving reports to avoid duplicate payments and ensure proper documentation. Input accounts payable data into the accounting software system accurately and on time. Generate and issue payment checks or electronic payment requests to suppliers as per the company's payment schedules. Reconciliation and Analysis: Monthly reconcile accounts payable accounts, promptly addressing discrepancies. Analyze accounts payable aging reports to monitor payment trends and identify improvement or cost - saving opportunities. Communicate with suppliers regarding invoice-related inquiries, payment status updates, and resolve any discrepancies or concerns they may have. Compliance and Documentation: Maintain accurate and organized records of all accounts payable transactions, ensuring compliance with company policies, accounting principles, and regulatory requirements.

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree or above in finance/accounting/finance

Work Experience:

  • 0~1 year experience in Finance and Accounting.
  • Understanding of accounting controls, with experience in A/P, invoice processing, payments, and disbursements

Licensure, Registration and/or Certification:

Special Job Competencies:

Supervisory:

Travel:

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

No

Work Shift:

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.