Cost Accountant

About

Responsible for supporting the cost accounting processes of the company, to include month-end journal entries, maintenance of standard costs, inventory reconciliation, production of periodic financial reports, and adherence to internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end journal entries in compliance with critical reporting deadlines
• Audit, review, and maintain bill of materials and standard costing in Oracle
• Reconcile inventory in general ledger against the sub-ledgers
• Compile purchase price variance report to support supply chain and procurement departments
• Run reports and analyze manufacturing efficiency, volume, mix and budget variances
• Adhere to all appropriate financial policies such as GAAP and SOX
• Participate in continuous improvement activities (i.e., Kaizen events) to support cost reduction initiatives

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 1 year manufacturing cost accounting experience
• Knowledge and application of basic accounting procedures and cost accounting processes
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to function at a high level of effectiveness, flexibility, independence and initiative without daily interaction with management
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrated successful ability to build positive partnerships and work collaboratively with cross-functional business teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
• Experience with ODBCs, SQL and Visual Basic
• AS400 query experience
• Prior ERP experience (Oracle, SAP)

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Company paid Life Insurance & Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Accident & Critical Illness (Benefits effective the 1st of the month following your start date)
• 401K with Company match
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus Program