Cost Accountant

TriMas Corporation•Auburn, IN

21d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cost Accountant maintains the manufacturing costing system for up to four manufacturing facilities and is responsible for ensuring that costing data is complete, accurate, and timely. In this role, you will partner with operations and engineering personnel to identify and implement cost-reduction opportunities and provide business leadership with cost analysis to support decision making. The Cost Accountant plays a central role not only in tracking costs but also in facilitating discussions across all manufacturing disciplines.

Requirements

BS in accounting or finance
3+ Years related experience
High level of skill using Excel to manipulate data and provide useful analysis
Good communication skills, ability to work effectively with others
Accuracy, attention to detail, well organized, ability to meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

Experience with BI or similar report writing tool
CPA or CMA

Responsibilities

Maintain the standard cost system, including rates, throughputs, bill of materials, and absorption testing.
Analyze operational, material, labor, and overhead cost data; prepare variance, margin, and profitability reports; and provide decision support related to sales, gross margin, and volume and mix impacts.
Support inventory accuracy through cycle counts, physical inventory processes, and related reporting.
Partner with Operations and other functions to improve production cost, inventory performance, and profitability; support and validate productivity and continuous improvement initiatives.
Develop and manage budgets and forecasts for product costs and inventory, and perform variance analysis to support planning activities
Assist with product pricing process
Maintain KPI’s to track progress to established operating targets
Support sales forecasting and SIOP planning with cost and inventory insights.
Capital asset tracking and summarization
Perform account reconciliations
Other analytical support as assigned