Cost Accountant

Meyer Utility Structures is currently looking to hire a Cost Accountant for our plant operation located in Gadsden, AL. Reporting to the Plant Controller, the Cost Accountant will support the facility by working closely with Finance, Operations and Human Resources to provide accurate entries and adjustments and system reconciliations for daily tracking of facility’s financial and production KPIs and metrics. This position will, at times, perform basic administration and data entry, along with assisting senior management and Plant Controller in data mining cost, payroll, labor, spend, time and overtime, FTEs to costing, end of month tracking, accruing, balancing, calculating and resolution. This position will work indirectly to support other functional leaders in Production, Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement and Maintenance.

Meyer Utility Structures is a proud subsidiary of the infrastructure company, Arcosa, Inc. We commit to and pride ourselves on providing reliable structures, superior service, and product solutions. Meyer Utility Structures is an industry leader in the engineering design and fabrication of concrete, lattice, and tubular steel structures for transmission, distribution, and substation applications.

What You’ll Do:

• Enter cost information into ERP system and other subsystems
• Assist in preparation of daily transactions and the month-end financial closing process
• Serve as owner of the Daily Report, which entails working closely with operations management on a daily basis
• Calculate and review issues that occur between Finance, Labor and Operations
• Review production costs by job and report on variances
• Analyze cost data and report on operational results
• Support internal plant departments and business unit with information and report preparation as needed
• Provide accounts payable support for invoices placed on hold by our corporate shared services and coordinate their release ensuring timely and accurate payment of invoices
• Participate in plant lean operating improvement projects
• Assist in forecast and budget preparation
• Analyze month-end and year-end reports to identify and recommend cost effective improvements
• Ensure transactions made are in accordance with both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and internal company policies
• Perform review and analysis of KPIs and metrics which affect the business unit
• Perform analysis of various cost accounting, payroll, overtime and MRO spend

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience with at least 3 years prior relevant experience (preferably in a manufacturing environment)
• Advanced computer skills and familiarity with ERP and other key operating systems (JobScope JEE and Oracle is preferred)
• Strong Excel skills – including expertise in use of Pivot Tables and Macros
• Previous experience working in an environment with a union workforce is desirable
• Advanced math and calculating skills such as CPA or similar is a plus
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and orally

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