Cost Accountant

Waverly, Iowa

Autofill and Review

30+ days ago

Job Description

Job Summary of the Cost Accountant: The Cost Accountant is responsible for analyzing gross profit margins, assisting with the financials, balancing inventory, and reporting results. Supports the accounting team with the month-end closing and related tasks. Works with the Corporate Controller and CFO to manage company costs, assist in the preparation of budgets, develop cost standards, and provide data on operational costs. Job Duties & Responsibilities of the Cost Accountant:

Assist in month-end and year-end closing of financials, specifically on balancing inventory, monthly related entries for transfers and variances, etc.
Calculate and analyze gross profit margins, reporting results to Finance and Operations personnel.
Work with manufacturing plants on cycle count processes, labor/overhead rates, BOMs and routings.
Apply cost analysis principles to current company processes in inventory management, gross profit, and reporting.
Analyze manufacturing costs, labor absorption, and identifying variance and areas of improvement.
Assist in the calculation of work center rates for manufacturing facilities.
Review completed shop orders and analyze large variances, including identifying potential changes to processes.
Perform annual cost roll process, including change analysis, at year-end and on an ad hoc basis.
Other duties, special projects, and analysis as assigned.

Education & Experience Requirements of the Cost Accountant:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, accounting preferred
5+ years of experience in accounting/finance.
Manufacturing environment experience
Cost accounting experience required -
ERP experience – SAP, Deacom, NetSuite, Epicor
Demonstrated internal and/or external customer service experience and skills
Strong verbal and written communication and word processing skills
Familiar with MS Office software including Word, Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Knowledge of QuickBooks
Knowledge of ERP systems
Attention to detail and accuracy
Proactive self-starter with strong organizational skills
Organized, able to prioritize, work positively with changing priorities and deadlines
Skills in filing, operating office machines (keyboard, photocopier, fax, shredder, calculator)

Numbers & Facts

Location

Waverly, Iowa

Skills

Accountingunmatched
Accounting Closeunmatched
Analysis Skillsunmatched
Bill of Materials (BOM)unmatched
Budgetingunmatched
Calculatorsunmatched
Copying Machinesunmatched
Cost Accountingunmatched
Cost Analysisunmatched
Cost Controlunmatched
Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
Detail Orientedunmatched
ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Fax Machinesunmatched
Financeunmatched
Financial Controlunmatched
Financial Operationsunmatched
Financial Reportingunmatched
Gross Marginunmatched
Intuit Quickbooksunmatched
Inventory Cycle Countsunmatched
Inventory Levelsunmatched
Inventory Managementunmatched
Inventory Reportsunmatched
Keyboardsunmatched
Manufacturingunmatched
Manufacturing Analysisunmatched
Manufacturing Costunmatched
Microsoft Excelunmatched
Microsoft Officeunmatched
Microsoft Outlookunmatched
Microsoft PowerPointunmatched
Microsoft Wordunmatched
NetSuiteunmatched
Office Equipmentunmatched
Organizational Skillsunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Process Managementunmatched
Profit & Loss Analysisunmatched
Project Evaluationunmatched
SAP ECC (fka SAP R/3 and SAP ERP)unmatched
Standards Developmentunmatched
Time Managementunmatched
Word Processingunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched

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