About the Company :
Our client is a rapidly growing manufacturing organization who are looking to add a Cost Accountant to their team. The company has enjoyed incredible success in the last few years' and are seeking a candidate with a similar background to join their team as they continue their expansion.
Reasons to Work Here :
- Strong medical / dental / vision
- 401k
- Insurances
- Succession planning - chance to move upwards quickly
- Stable environment
Position Description This role will perform studies, which apply cost accounting principles to obtain detailed cost information and insights not supplied by general accounting systems. The role requires a high degree of intellectual curiosity, the ability to function as a proactive business partner and the ability to deliver results. The candidate will have the natural ability to "learn from the ground up" and to thoughtfully plan and prioritize improvement opportunities. The candidate will be highly results-focused and determined to deliver high impact. The candidate will be a natural, humble leader who builds relationships across the organization and influences to drive results.
The candidate is expected to be the leader of the cost accounting stream during an upcoming ERP implementation, and ERP implementation experience is preferred. This process will allow a natural way for the candidate to influence and implement improvement ideas.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
The candidate should naturally provide "thought leadership" along with a hard-working mindset and a focus on delivering resultsKey Broad Points / Perspective :
We are generally a custom manufacturing company. and cost accounting experience in such is preferredCandidates from a process / continuous flow manufacturing environment should display an ability to quickly learn our systems and processes
Our systems are generally older and often manual in natureThe candidate should ramp up quickly to learn the current state and then proceed as noted above.
An important portion of this role is to provide leadership and execution in developing quotes for new business. This requires an ability to work across various organizations (sales, engineering) to capture the relevant information and to create viable and appropriate quotes to (potential and actual) customers.Plan, study and collect data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material direct labor and fixed and variable overhead. Analyzes data obtained and record results.Analyzes changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs. Analyzes actual manufacturing costs and prepares periodic report comparing standard costs to actual production costs.Provides management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services. Continually monitors adequacy of the cost accounting system with the objective of ongoing improvement.Responsible for compilation of parts and manufacturing costs, inventory accountability, verification of actual costs and computation of variances. Prepare cost estimates of new or special products establishing standard costs.Accumulate and report product costs and investigate reasons for variances. Prepare necessary cost reports. Assist with and coordinate manufacturing expense budget preparation.Assists in preparation of year-end reports.Requirements :
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Accounting or related fieldCost estimates for new product and specialsMust possess good organizational and interpersonal skillsMust have good oral and written communication skillsAbility to work independently, to meet deadlines, to prepare and update various governmental and internal reportsPossess basic computer skills including, at a minimum, technical proficiency with PC based spreadsheet and word processing programs and an integrated operating and financial control and reporting mainframe or network system.LI-DG1
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Id : EB-4934331312
