Company Description

FK Instrument is dedicated to the ultra-critical tolerance machining of parts and components for customers in the aerospace, semi conductor, and military industries. Our company remains focused on product quality, excellence, and customer satisfaction, characteristics that have served our customers well over the years and are the hallmark of our success. To assure that we maintain our leadership role in the production machining industry, FKI continues to expand and upgrade both its capabilities and facilities.

Job Overview

We are currently looking for a Staff/Cost Accountant to join our finance team. This is an in-office role that will be working with both the financial and manufacturing sides of the business. If you have experience with cost accounting in the manufacturing industry as well as well-developed ERP systems skills, we encourage you to apply!

Responsibilities and Duties

• Act as the lead in establishing standard costs, cost control systems, cost analysis and reporting.
• Identify, analyze, and report variances in product costing (including routings, labor costs, outside processing, and overhead allocations), job costing and production activities.
• Develop and maintain financial cost reports necessary to fully explain standard and gross margin analyses and manufacturing variances to standard – review labor and overhead application and variances.
• Establish and execute cost controls for item masters, bills of materials, and work centers.
• Execute standard cost updates on an annual basis.
• Break down and analyze profitability by product and customer.
• Provide analysis for product pricing and customer negotiations.
• Track the flow of inventory transactions throughout the ERP system.
• Analyze results of inventory cycle counts and annual physical count.
• Provide dashboard KPI reporting metrics (financial and operational) to other members of senior management on a weekly basis.
• Perform month-end close tasks including account reconciliations, analysis, and reporting for inventory, WIP, and variances. Also provide gross margin analysis per product line and customer.
• Collaborate closely with the CFO and finance staff to ensure a timely month-end financial close and distribution of monthly financial reporting package.
• Special projects and analytical assistance as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in accounting roles, with a focus on inventory management and cost accounting
• ERP Systems experience
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables and v-lookups)
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Strong understanding of GAAP principles
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.