What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Accountant position at Careers @ Hendrickson?
Position Purpose:
This position will act as a strategic partner within the Brunner business units with experience in other BWE BU’s as well. This will entail month-end financial closing, cost analysis, fixed asset accountability, plant capital investments, and plant team support.
Salary Range: $70,000 - $100,000
Essential Functions:
- Support Brunner Medina facility as well as the Niagara facility supporting Finance Management in all aspects of business
- Perform month-end financial close. Record manufacturing expenses, depreciation, taxes, and other overhead expenses through journal entries
- Produce daily, weekly, monthly reports for the Plant Manager and Brunner General Manager as well as other reporting for BWE entities as requested
- Ensure adequate internal controls exist and are utilized at the plant.
- Identify areas of weakness and assists local management in implementing corrective action
- Assist local management in identifying and implementing cost reduction opportunities as well as quantifying those cost reductions
- Support divisional requirements such as internal/external audits
- Provide financial support for capital development projects from justification to approval to installation
- Work with Management Team to develop standard costs, routers, and department burden rates and once developed maintain those standards
- Assist in developing monthly forecasts and annual operating plan including analysis on future spend and working with teams to rationalize future spend for forecast and plan
- Perform monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts for multiple entities
- Maintain all fixed assets in the Fixed Asset System
- Assist in tracking product margins, cost reductions and new product programs for Brunner
- Analyze inventory variances/transactions, plus inventory control cycle count programs once implemented
- Monitor cash flow
- Control weekly payments of vendors by check and electronic payments
- Review and code purchase orders to GL accounts
- Review and approve applications for new credit arrangements
- Monitors delinquent AR
- Reports to Division HQ as needed
- Position may supervise accounting employees and receptionist – would include interviewing, hiring and training employees as well as directing work and performance appraisals.
- All duties as assigned
Education and Training:
- BS/BA Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 3-8 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
Physical Demands:
- Frequent sitting, work at computer for extended periods of time.
Environmental Conditions:
- Office setting.
- Minimal exposure to R&D lab and manufacturing setting.
Behavioral Traits:
- Cost accounting knowledge required
- Analytical
- Highly organized
- Problem Solver
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
*This is not a comprehensive list of duties. Duties may change without notice in management’s sole discretion. Hendrickson is an at-will employer, each employee is free to resign at any time, just as Hendrickson is free to terminate employment at any time without cause or notice.
Hendrickson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Salary : $70,000 - $100,000
