Cost Accountant

Job Summary:

The cost accountant position is accountable for the ongoing analysis of product costing, process constraints, margin analysis, and tracing costs back to underlying activities.  The cost accountant must also construct and monitor cost-effective data accumulation systems needed to provide an appropriate level of costing information to management.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Inventory

• Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts
• Investigate cycle counting variances and resolve issues
• Update standard costs in the bill of materials
• Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
• Validate the cost of goods sold as part of the month-end close
• Accumulate and apply labor and overhead costs as required by generally accepted accounting principles
• Work with the materials review board to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory

Analysis

• Conduct ongoing process constraint analyses and variance analysis for manufactured parts
• Report on breakeven points by products, work centers, and factories
• Report on margins by product and division
• Report on variances and their causes, which includes spending variances related to purchased parts, labor rates, overhead spending
• Analyze capital budgeting requests
• Perform cost accumulation tasks
• Perform Miscellaneous financial analysis as it relates to operational activities at the assembly locations

Education, Certifications, and Qualifications:

• 5 years of accounting/finance experience / working in manufacturing / operations role
• BA/BS degree, as well as excellent analysis skills, and the ability to collaborate with a multi-department team.  Also helpful to have experience manipulating large databases.
• IFS or SAP Costing experience a plus
• Power user of Microsoft Excel.  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Must be able to work across organization boundaries at all levels of the company to achieve the plant and corporate objectives.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and follow through to resolve outstanding issues.
• Knowledge of US GAAP.
• Cost accounting experience.
• Proficient in MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook.
• Experience with ERP systems and accounting software.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to handle multiple jobs and adapt to a rapidly changing work environment with fluctuating priorities and tight deadlines.
• Highly self-motivated with ability to bring a high-level of energy to work.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze/interpret data and take appropriate action.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This is largely a sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary.

This job operates in a professional office environment within a plant. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this position.  They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, skills, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Hexagon Agility is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and ensures that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or veteran status.