Cost Accountant

• Provide analysis and prepare all aspects of inventory and manufacturing costing information.
• Spend time on the plant floor observing activities to analyze information.
• Report to the controller and assist in the development of financial information with the objective of improving operational efficiency.
• Handle month-end closing duties and conduct reconciliations/ analysis of inventory.
• Conduct analysis of income statement to the gross margin level.
• Analyze standard cost of scrap, sales, reserves, variances, and conduct inventory cycle count adjustments.
• Monitor and oversee subcontractor and intercompany inventory transactions.
• Maintain routings within the ERP system.
• Oversee and manage inventory part master.
• Maintain the inventory standard cost system.
• Communicate with various departments to ensure accurate updates related to product changes.
• Perform cost roll-ups to demonstrate changes in standard costs.
• Prepare inventory part costings for new products.
• Assist manufacturing team in developing relevant metrics.
• Monitor and measure manufacturing performance.
• Assist departments on measure to improve costs.
• Assist Plant Manager with analysis of the annual budget.
• Engage in the annual external audit.
• Communication with the auditors and schedule visits.
• Work alongside other finance staff in providing comprehensive financial information to management.
• Provide metrics to facilitate profitable business growth.
• Maintain and track progress of KPI’s to established targets.
• Travel to other plant locations as needed.
• Assist other financial personnel for absence coverage.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Must have a minimum of 5 years of manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Must have experience with MRP and ERP systems.
• Experience with cost accounting for manufacturing industry.
• Competence with metric and imperial systems.
• Familiar with variance analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Direct Hire.
• Health Insurance.
• Dental Insurance.
• Vision Insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Disability Insurance.
• Wellness Incentives.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401K.
• 401K Match.
• FSA Account.
• Paid Holidays.
• Paid Time Off.

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