Cost Accountant

Position Summary: The Cost Accountant will be responsible for accounting for the cost of sales, inventory item cost, perpetual inventory value, project tracking and variance analysis.

Wage and Schedule: The Schedule is Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST. Some travel and off shift inventory events required.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for Daily Work Order Processing and Analyzing.
• Works with Shop Floor to reduce/eliminate Work Order Errors.
• Pulls Hours files to calculate Units Per Labor Hour-daily/weekly/monthly.
• Monthly Journal Entries and P&L Review.
• Involved with Product Council to review Projects.
• Maintain IL/GL Integrity.
• Obsolete Inventory Analysis.
• Variance Analysis.
• Review PPV Reports weekly/monthly.
• Cost Reporting and Tracking on all Projects.
• Performs Annual Standard Cost roll.
• Performs cost quotes for District Managers, Vice Presidents, and field personnel.
• Calculate and Present Monthly Door Cost to Purchasing/Sales/President of Company.
• Performs all assigned duties safely.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Manager.

THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES PERFORMED:

• Daily Work Order Processing and Analyzing working with shop floor to eliminate errors.
• Ensuring the cost of our product is accurately reflected in the system.
• Annual Cost Roll.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
• Prolonged use of keyboard and computer.
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25lbs. periodically.
• Frequent use of fine motor skills for writing, and computer work.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS PREFERRED:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or business.
• A minimum of 3-5 years of Manufacturing Cost Accounting Experience.
• Working knowledge of integrated computerized financial accounting systems.
• In depth Excel experience - ability to create formulas, pivot tables, and reports.
• Knowledge and experience with writing letters, faxes, and memos in Word and producing spreadsheets in Excel.