Cost Accountant

Accountable to Accounting Department Manager

Responsible to assist the Accounting Manager in credit and collection activities as well as identify areas of improvement to increase efficiency.

This job description reflects management assignment of essential functions. It does not prescribe or restricts the tasks that may be assigned.

Responsibilities

* Cost Accounting

· Support a multi-million-dollar portfolio in outstanding accounts receivable

· Collect proper documentation to evaluate credit applications

· Assemble credit history and customer financial statements

· Identify information to manage existing customer base and new credit line extensions

· Reconcile bank accounts on a monthly basis

· Process cash advances as needed

· Process collateral report and other necessary bank financing activities

· Process the filing of state and local taxes as well as helping the outsource tax vendor

· Maintains compliance with regulation by forwarding required information to federal, state and local authorities

· Ensure fixed asset control and Inventory Control

· Create and follow up accruals for taxes, freight and payroll

· Maintain filing of all documents

· Assist in any other special projects as requested

· Maintain various data files such as customer phone list, new account list etc.

· Prepare monthly reports (operations booklet)

· Assist in the annual budget and the planned strategy

· Update the job procedures, and watch over the security rules applied in the job areas

· Partner of joint venture functions.

· Vendor Creation with proper revision.

· Payroll bookings.

· Complies with and follow all company policies, procedures, controls, and guidelines that includes but not limit US GAAP, sod, approvals matrix, etc.

Requirements

· Proven experience

· Excellent organizing abilities

· Great attention to detail

· Good with numbers and figures and an analytical acumen

· Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices

· Excellent knowledge of MS Office and

· Experience with relevant computer software (e.g. SAP)

· Qualifications (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) is a plus but not required

· BSc/Ba in accounting, finance, or relevant field.

· Work Schedule

· Standard work hours will consist of 8 hours per day, 5 days per week on an assigned shift. Schedule hours maybe altered as required by the training needs of employees.

· Ability to work overtime or irregular hours to include Saturdays, Sundays and holidays as requested.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,000.00 - $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• 2 years of Accounting Experience

Experience:

• GAAP: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• CPA (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $45,000 - $50,000