What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Accountant position at MORRISON?
Overview:
A leading and growing Northern California nut processor is looking to add a Cost Accounting to its growing accounting department. This position will play an integral role in the overall accounting function of the organization as it continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities:
Provides professional accounting support to the corporate accounting functions including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cost Accounting, and General Accounting. Interprets accounting data, analyzes reports. Assists in functionality of accounting and operational software. Prepares journal entries, maintains ledgers, reconciles and analyzes specific general, intercompany and account ledgers. Assists in the development accounting systems, procedures, and controls.
Key Duties:
This position offers a competitive salary ($75-95k) depending on experience and qualifications. In addition:
A leading and growing Northern California nut processor is looking to add a Cost Accounting to its growing accounting department. This position will play an integral role in the overall accounting function of the organization as it continues to grow.
Key Responsibilities:
Provides professional accounting support to the corporate accounting functions including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Cost Accounting, and General Accounting. Interprets accounting data, analyzes reports. Assists in functionality of accounting and operational software. Prepares journal entries, maintains ledgers, reconciles and analyzes specific general, intercompany and account ledgers. Assists in the development accounting systems, procedures, and controls.
Key Duties:
- Manage items cost within the ERP system via setting appropriate standards
- Interface with operations to ensure that setup in the item routings and bills of material are appropriately configured to ensure accurate item costs
- Analyze operational and manufacturing variances related to processing costs and cost allocations. Report out on results and suggest corrections as required to ensure system accuracies
- Provide LCM analysis on inventories across multiple commodities and stages of production
- Prepare journal entries as required
- Profit and loss variance analysis
- Assist with closing functions including reporting and analysis
- Account reconciliations: Reconcile and audit general ledger accounts, identify and resolve discrepancies
- Inventory accuracy: Assist in physical inventory counts, monitor cycle counts, inventory audits, analysis of aged, and E&O inventory
- Assist with ad-hoc projects as needed
- Other duties as assigned
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration or equivalent experience
- Minimum two (2) years of professional Accounting experience
- Excellent Excel Skills
- Knowledge of U.S. General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), best practices, basic accounting terminology and concepts.
- Experience working with integrated ERP systems, “IFS” a plus
- Experience with Cost Accounting
- Business Intelligence(BI) reporting a plus
This position offers a competitive salary ($75-95k) depending on experience and qualifications. In addition:
- Medical and Dental insurance
- Paid vacation, sick, and holiday pay
- 401K
Salary : $75,000 - $95,000
