Job Description
Job Description
We are looking for a Cost Accountant with Manufacturing industry experience to join our client's Accounting team!
You will be responsible for all cost-related activities including cost analysis and management, inventory analysis and reporting and support developing lean manufacturing processes in collaboration with other departments in the company.
Full time, on-site, with benefits!
Responsibilities:
- Prepare and examine accounting records, financial statements, taxes, and other financial reports
- Cost system analysis and management
- Maintaining cost database
- perform monthly cost updates, review bills of materials
- Cost all the product shipments and forecasted cost of goods sold for monthly forecasts
- Analyze and record montly purchase price variance, scrap expense, and other inventory entries
- Analyze product warranty expenses and calculate montly provision
- Review cycle count results
- Develop year-end LIFO information
- Develop and analyze reporting for business operations and budgets
- Perform audits, ensuring adherence to standard requirements
- Create new processes to improve financial efficiency
- Report analysis and findings to management team
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years Cost Accounting experience in a Manufacturing environment
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting
- MBA, CMP or CPA a plus
- Fundamental knowledge of GAAP
- Experience with ERP software, strong EXCEL and other accounting programs and reporting tools
- Detail and deadline-oriented
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills