About the position
The position involves reviewing and ensuring the accuracy of product cost of sales and program costs specific to engineering design and modification projects on a monthly basis. The role requires maintaining cost accounting records in consultation with Purchasing and Manufacturing Engineering to assure and maintain the integrity and control of systems and programs used to accumulate and report cost data. Additionally, the position includes analyzing material and labor standards for reasonableness and validating proposed cost changes to ensure correct valuation. The individual will provide a detailed analysis of manufacturing costs by product line, product market segment, and business type for management reporting, as well as support cost analysis on material, labor, and other indirect costs. The role also involves maintaining and updating the sales price list to ensure that standard costs and overhead factors used to calculate the price list for products are up to date, and performing other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Responsibilities
- Review and ensure accuracy of product cost of sales, and program costs specific to engineering design and modification projects on a monthly basis.
- Maintain cost accounting records in consultation with Purchasing and Manufacturing Engineering to assure and maintain the integrity and control of systems and programs used to accumulate and report cost data.
- Analyze material and labor standards for reasonableness and validate proposed cost changes to ensure correct valuation.
- Provide a detailed analysis of manufacturing costs by product line, product market segment and business type for management reporting.
- Provide support for cost analysis on material, labor and other indirect costs.
- Maintain and update sales price list to ensure that standard costs and overhead factors used to calculate price list for products are up to date.
- Perform and assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Requirements
- BS degree in Accounting or Finance with three to five years of cost accounting experience with a manufacturing company that designs and develops its products.
- Advanced knowledge of cost accounting in a manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of manual and automated accounting systems, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
- Strong analytical and reasoning skills.
- Must have strong advanced Excel skills.
