What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Cost Accountant position at Variety Staffing?
Job Description:
This position reports to the Controller and functions as a business partner with plant management, production control, procurement, engineering, and related manufacturing activities. The position will be located at our facility in Watertown, CT.
Duties and Responsibilities
This position reports to the Controller and functions as a business partner with plant management, production control, procurement, engineering, and related manufacturing activities. The position will be located at our facility in Watertown, CT.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Review and maintain the development of standard costs and bill of materials for manufactured products using systematic tools and available data.
- Provide weekly and monthly metrics around manufacturing variances, PPV, tariff, production variances, material usages and other related measures to facilitate month end reporting.
- Support plant management in review of metrics and development of root cause and countermeasures for areas that are unfavorable versus budget.
- Weekly management of cycle counts for all distribution centers per company policy
- Reconciling inventory perpetual to general ledger and reserve analysis
- Consignment inventory management and reconciliation
- Perform various month end closing activities including account analysis, preparation of journal entries and monthly account reconciliations.
- Prepare monthly financial analysis and reporting relating to the Company’s operations and manufacturing performance.
- Continuous improvement in processes and controls of inventory management
- Assist in the evaluation and improvement of internal controls and ensuring compliance with GAAP for the financial reporting process.
- Assist operations in solving inventory issues as they arise.
- Support the annual operating plan development processes, as well as annual financial audit.
- Additional ad hoc analysis or projects as requested.
- B.S. in Accounting or Business Administration
- 3-5 years of hands-on manufacturing accounting and financial reporting experience
- High level of proficiency in Excel spreadsheets, MS Office, and ERP systems required.
- Proficient knowledge of US-GAAP desired, CPA nice to have but not required.
- Strong time management skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment.
- Attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English required.
- Resilient and determined self-starter.
- Ability to garner collaborative relationships, professionally debate, and see things from different perspectives.
- Exhibit an intellectual curiosity and learn quickly
- Operates in an honest, ethical manner in all dealings, acts with integrity.