What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Accounting Manager position at firstPRO, Inc?
Duration: Direct Hire
Job Title: Cost Accounting Manager
Location: Boston, MA 02132 (In-office daily)
Compensation: Up to $125K annual salary plus bonus (10%) and benefits
Scope of Position / Overview of Responsibilities
- Leads the preparation of insightful analysis of weekly & monthly costing results, presents the results to management.
- Identifies risks, opportunities, and possible improvements in the working processes and supporting systems; trains people to improve company performance.
- Creates and maintains standard reporting and analysis framework and provides ad-hoc reporting to support management decision making.
- Supports the company’s budgeting and forecasting processes including direct cost, factory overhead, and inventory planning.
- Partners with Operational Leadership, providing reporting, analyzing manufacturing variances, identifies and addressing issues.
- Participates in month end close & reporting – updates cost accruals, analyzes actual results vs budget/PY in production volumes, variable costs, manufacturing variances, fixed costs and capex.
- Works in close collaboration with various teams cross-functionally – Accounting, Operations, HR, Procurement, Purchasing, Logistics, and others.
- Supports internal and external audits, including a year-end inventory audit.
Qualifications
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 4 years of experience
- Ideal background includes experience within cost accounting, financial analysis, or inventory accounting within a mid-size manufacturing company.
- Good understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
- Ability to provide a high-level overview, while keeping accuracy and attention to details in place.
- Exceptionally strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills
Salary : $125,000
