Job Summary: Manufacturing - Cost Accountant

• Assists in establishing standard costs annually as well as quarterly costs movement review.
• Assists in annual physical inventory process and related reconciliation.
• Completes all monthly reports on a timely basis with zero defects.
• Reviews transaction errors to insure proper impact on perpetual and G/L records.
• Reviews variances to determine cause.
• Backs up accountant for sales entries, invoicing, and all general accounting functions.
• Seeks continuous process improvements.
• Supports new product development.
• Analyzes sales and cost of sales, standard cost valuations, production variance, and other costs analysis.
• Works with manufacturing, marketing, and finance personnel to ensure accurate costing of contract manufactured products.
• Prepares and analyzes cost reports.
• Performs the monthly accounting close process, balance sheet reconciliations and journal entry postings

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles)
• Strong PC skills (Excel, Access, Power-Point) required.
• Sound business knowledge applicable to a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
• 0 - 4 years experience in general accounting and cost accounting in a manufacturing environment