What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cost Accountant position at EDI Specialists, Inc.?
Position Summary: The Cost Accountant will be responsible for accounting for the cost of sales, inventory item cost, perpetual inventory value, project tracking and variance analysis.
Wage and Schedule: The Schedule is Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST. Some travel and off shift inventory events required.
Essential Functions:
THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES PERFORMED:
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS PREFERRED:
Wage and Schedule: The Schedule is Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST. Some travel and off shift inventory events required.
Essential Functions:
- Responsible for Daily Work Order Processing and Analyzing.
- Works with Shop Floor to reduce/eliminate Work Order Errors.
- Pulls Hours files to calculate Units Per Labor Hour-daily/weekly/monthly.
- Monthly Journal Entries and P&L Review.
- Involved with Product Council to review Projects.
- Maintain IL/GL Integrity.
- Obsolete Inventory Analysis.
- Variance Analysis.
- Review PPV Reports weekly/monthly.
- Cost Reporting and Tracking on all Projects.
- Performs Annual Standard Cost roll.
- Performs cost quotes for District Managers, Vice Presidents, and field personnel.
- Calculate and Present Monthly Door Cost to Purchasing/Sales/President of Company.
- Performs all assigned duties safely.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Manager.
THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES PERFORMED:
- Daily Work Order Processing and Analyzing – working with shop floor to eliminate errors.
- Ensuring the cost of our product is accurately reflected in the system.
- Annual Cost Roll.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.
- Prolonged use of keyboard and computer.
- Must be able to lift and carry up to 25lbs. periodically.
- Frequent use of fine motor skills for writing, and computer work.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS PREFERRED:
- Bachelor''s degree in accounting or business.
- A minimum of 3-5 years of Manufacturing Cost Accounting Experience.
- Working knowledge of integrated computerized financial accounting systems.
- In depth Excel experience - ability to create formulas, pivot tables, and reports.
- Knowledge and experience with writing letters, faxes, and memos in Word and producing spreadsheets in Excel.