Senior Cost Accountant

Job Summary:The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for being the Operations team's financial business partner and the owner of all COGS and inventory-related accounting issues

Job Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly dashboards for management to track key operational data such as builds, shipments, shipped revenue, MFG variances and period costs
• Own the month-end close process to ensure all operational activity (receipts, issues, builds, shipments) and related variances have been captured and properly recorded in the P&L and/or balance sheet
• Work with Operations throughout the month to investigate any unusual transactions and to ensure these transactions are recorded properly
• Prepare reclass and accrual JEs as necessary to support an accurate month-end close
• Prepare management commentary to compare actuals vs. budget (or forecast) for all major areas of the financials (e.g. revenue attainment, standard margin, MFG variances & period costs, cost center spending, and inventory)
• Collaborate with Operations to develop a robust and comprehensive cycle count program including publishing monthly results and performing periodic audits
• Actively support physical inventory counts
• Collaborate with Operations to establish a robust and comprehensive quarterly E&O inventory reserve process
• Partner with operations to develop a robust and comprehensive annual standard cost-setting process
• Partner with the sales team to ensure we have a solid new product cost-estimating process
• Perform ad hoc analyses as requested to identify cost savings or process improvement opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field is required
• 8+ years of experience in cost accounting or manufacturing finance roles
• Excellent computer skills particularly Excel to manipulate and analyze large data sets
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and balance multiple tasks simultaneously and manage multiple deadlines
• Extensive experience working in a cross-functional team setting

Compensation / Benefits:

• Competitive Salary, 401K
• Employer paid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance for all Full-Time employees