What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Accountant position at Robert Half?
Description
Robert Half is currently working with a client seeking a staff accountant or senior accountant (depending on experience). This critical Staff/Senior Accountant role is responsible for the ongoing analysis of product cost, development of new product cost and margin analysis. You will also work closely with the sales teams and senior financial management team to establish customer pricing. If you are a talented Accountant looking for a position with a company experiencing substantial growth, this may be the role for you.
What you get to do every single day
- Create and manage the cost accounting system, documents, and records of the organization
- Monitor the cycle count program and conduct physical inventories
- Help prepare general ledgers
- Interpret data collected and record detailed results
- Examine manufacturing costs and prepare regular reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs
- Perform variance analysis, including Purchase Price to Cost variance, cost revaluation, Invoice to PO price variances and work order variances
- Abide by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for financial statements
- Collect data and plan projects to decide costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor usage, waste
- Analyze costs and recommend cost savings
- Assemble reports that specify and compare factors that affect prices and profitability of products or services
- Knowledge of cost management methodologies, activities, and cost pools based on direct and indirect cost rates
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- 1 years of Accounting work experience
- Manufacturing Cost Accounting experience is a plus
- Strong analytical thinking and a detail-oriented mindset
- High attention to detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Aptitude for analyzing financial data and generating accurate reports in a timely manner
- Experience working with organizational accounting concepts
Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.
Robert Half puts you in the best position to succeed by advocating on your behalf and promoting you to employers. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (https://www.roberthalf.com/mobile) and get 1-tap apply, instant notifications for AI-matched jobs, and more.
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals. Visit https://roberthalf.gobenefits.net/ for more information.
© 2023 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking "Apply Now," you're agreeing to Robert Half's Terms of Use (https://www.roberthalf.com/terms-of-use) .
Robert Half is currently working with a client seeking a staff accountant or senior accountant (depending on experience). This critical Staff/Senior Accountant role is responsible for the ongoing analysis of product cost, development of new product cost and margin analysis. You will also work closely with the sales teams and senior financial management team to establish customer pricing. If you are a talented Accountant looking for a position with a company experiencing substantial growth, this may be the role for you.
What you get to do every single day
- Create and manage the cost accounting system, documents, and records of the organization
- Monitor the cycle count program and conduct physical inventories
- Help prepare general ledgers
- Interpret data collected and record detailed results
- Examine manufacturing costs and prepare regular reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs
- Perform variance analysis, including Purchase Price to Cost variance, cost revaluation, Invoice to PO price variances and work order variances
- Abide by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for financial statements
- Collect data and plan projects to decide costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor usage, waste
- Analyze costs and recommend cost savings
- Assemble reports that specify and compare factors that affect prices and profitability of products or services
- Knowledge of cost management methodologies, activities, and cost pools based on direct and indirect cost rates
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- 1 years of Accounting work experience
- Manufacturing Cost Accounting experience is a plus
- Strong analytical thinking and a detail-oriented mindset
- High attention to detail
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Aptitude for analyzing financial data and generating accurate reports in a timely manner
- Experience working with organizational accounting concepts
Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.
Robert Half puts you in the best position to succeed by advocating on your behalf and promoting you to employers. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (https://www.roberthalf.com/mobile) and get 1-tap apply, instant notifications for AI-matched jobs, and more.
All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals. Visit https://roberthalf.gobenefits.net/ for more information.
© 2023 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking "Apply Now," you're agreeing to Robert Half's Terms of Use (https://www.roberthalf.com/terms-of-use) .
Sr. Cost Accountant
Robert Half -
Shakopee, MN
