Cost Accountant

SUMMARY: Responsible for determining and implementing cost accounting procedures, methods, and analysis.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.
Responsible for accurate alignment of standard cost with actual cost.
Responsible for development and maintenance of direct labor, indirect labor, and overhead rates for each manufacturing site.
Analyzes actual versus standard cost variances.
Monitors inventory levels and provides value added analysis.
Develops and implements documented processes for inventory cost updates and transfers of materials between locations.
Provides business support for the supply chain, engineering, and manufacturing departments.
Develops understanding of the materials purchasing process insuring proper controls and optimal costs.
Assisting in the coordination and analysis of world-wide cycle counts.
Assisting in the coordination and analysis of world-wide standard costing efforts.
Continually looks to integrate technology to drive efficiencies in the costing process.
Responsible for value added analytics to drive accountability and decision making across the entire organization.
Responsible for monthly financial close of costing related activities, account reconciliations, and reporting and analysis of various key metrics.
Responsible for preparing financial metrics and summary schedules in support of daily operations management sessions.
Assist in supporting annual U.S. GAAP audits from third-party auditors.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES Requires knowledge typically acquired through:
Completion of a Bachelors degree from a four year college or university,
Certified Public Accounting and/or Certified Management Accountant certification a plus.
Four to six years of experience; and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience using Glovia and ManEx ERP a plus.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports and legal documents.
Ability to use data to influence decision making; must be able to thrive in multi-location, international environment.
Ability to support responses to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
Ability to effectively present information to various levels within the organization including top management.
Ability to execute on both reoccurring statements of work and ambiguous tasks or projects.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to work in Excel: Pivot Tables, Lookups, and creating reports.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.