Job Description

Key Responsibilities/Skills:

• Solid understanding of GAAP and cost accounting principles with hands-on experience in variance analysis, standard costing, and inventory reconciliations.
• Strong Excel and data analysis skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, reporting) to support accurate financial insights.
• Maintain and monitor the cost accounting system, ensuring accuracy of cost rolls, bills of materials (BOMs), and routings.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, variances, and margins, preparing detailed variance analysis reports for management.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and accruals.
• Monitor and reconcile inventory transactions, ensuring alignment between perpetual records and general ledger balances.
• Develop and update standard costs for new and existing products.
• Review work orders, purchase orders, and production reports to validate costs and identify discrepancies.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to analyze cost drivers, address process inefficiencies, and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Prepare and present management reports, including margin analysis, cost center performance, and trend analysis.
• Provide schedules and documentation to support internal and external audits.
• Recommend and implement process improvements, strengthen internal controls, and enhance cost accounting system utilization.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills to effectively collaborate across teams and present financial insights to management.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field or measurable, directly relevant work experience.
• 3 5 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• Strong working knowledge of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.2 (preferred but not required).

Benefits:

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.

401K Retirement Plan.

PTO after the 90-day period.

Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability 100% paid by the company.

Ten paid holidays set by the company.

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