Cost Accountant

Job Summary:

The Cost Accountant / Analyst is responsible for all areas relating to plant financial

reporting with a specific emphasis on product costing and variance analysis. This position addresses tight

deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities including product costing, general ledger activities,

financial reporting, year-end audit preparations and expense/budget variance analysis.

Essential Job Functions:

• Reports directly to Cost Accounting Manager.

• Maintains line items for direct materials, labor, and overhead on the recipe.

• Calculate, analyze, account for, and report monthly cost variances for direct materials, direct

labor, indirect labor and manufacturing overhead.

• Work with other departments to conduct and reconcile physical inventory cycle counts and

analyze and report variances.

• Support the new product rollout process by creating/updating pricing workbooks and analysis of

product costs and margins.

• Ensures the timely reporting of all daily, weekly, and monthly financial information assigned.

• Responsible for reconciling sub-ledger to General Ledger for all inventory accounts.

• Participate in accrual accounting and balance sheet account analysis.

• Respond to inquiries from the President, Controller, and other stakeholders regarding financial

results, labor reporting and special requests.

• Participate in general ledger activities to ensure all financial reporting deadlines are met.

• Willingness to “Go to floor” so as to better understand work flows and overall plant operations

as it relates to duties and responsibilities.

• Assist with special projects and workflow process improvements.

• Help assist accounting team to ensure a clean and timely and accurate year end audit

REQUIREMENTS:

• BA/BS in Business with an emphasis in Accounting or Finance.

• 3-5 years of cost experience in a manufacturing environment.

Essential Skills and Prior Experience

• Ability to collect, analyze, and draw conclusions from data of varying complexity, including plant

labor and productivity, and key performance metrics,

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills

• Expert level Excel user

• Highly organized

• Must adhere to all HACCP and Food Safety policies, including Good Manufacturing Practices

(GMP’s)

• Must comply with all policies regarding Employee Safety and Personal Protective Equipment

(PPE)