Cost Accountant

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for the ongoing analysis of process constraints, target costing projects, margin analysis, variance analysis, and tracing costs back to underlying activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Plan, research and collect data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory, labor and overhead. Knowledge of absorption/earned standard costing principles and its associated components.
2. Analyze data collected and record results.
3. Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods or services provided, to determine effects on cost.
4. Analyze actual manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
5. Record cost information for use in controlling expenditures.
6. Analyze audits of costs and prepare reports.
7. Provide estimates of new and proposed product costs.
8. Provide management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
9. Maintain Cost Accounting System.
10. Must also construct and monitor those cost-effective data accumulation systems needed to provide an appropriate level of costing information to management.
11. Assist in month end close of the General Ledger.
12. Conduct physical inventories and monitor cycle count program.
13. Reconcile raw material, work in process and finished goods inventories.
14. Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
15. Investigate cycle counting, material usage, purchase price, labor and overhead variances and resolve issues.
16. Update standard costs in the bill of materials and bill of operations.
17. Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies.
18. Validate the cost of goods sold as part of the month-end close.
19. Accumulate and apply overhead costs as required by generally accepted accounting principles.
20. Work with the materials review board to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory.
21. Conduct ongoing process constraint analyses.
22. Report on breakeven points by products, work centers, and factories.
23. Report on margins by product and division.
24. Report on periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on efficiency and spending variances.
25. Analyze capital budgeting requests.
26. Perform cost accumulation tasks as a member of the target costing group.
27. Multi-task; adherence to deadlines.
28. Communicate information or changes within the organization to employees.
29. Determine work procedures, prepare work schedules, and expedite workflow.
30. Issue written and oral instructions.
31. Examine work for exactness, neatness, and conformance to policies and procedures.
32. Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested.

Qualifications

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS:
 

To perform this job successfully, and individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed on the job analysis are representative of the skill, and/or ability required. 

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

Experience: Minimum five years of related experience. Well rounded in general ledger accounting, financial reporting and U.S. GAAP.

Specific Skills: English proficiency, but bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred. Manufacturing experience preferred with experience in current enterprise resource planning systems. Epicor software knowledge in financial and operations modules a plus. Effective oral and written communication skills required; intermediate Microsoft Excel skills, and Word.
 

Specialized Knowledge, Licenses, etc.: Advanced Degree or CPA preferred.

Other Skills and Abilities: Ability to use general office equipment (i.e. facsimile, photocopy, and/or related office peripherals). English/Spanish proficiency is helpful.

Physical Demands: Frequently sits, bends, kneels, reach out with hands/arms. Must be able to lift/move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 25 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment: Office environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled