Cost Accountant

The AZEK Company•Eagan, MN

23h•$75,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The Cost Accountant will be responsible for planning, analyzing, and communicating the profitability of the plant’s manufacturing operations. This role involves producing detailed reports on efficiencies, plant production, and key financial information for management review. The Cost Accountant will examine production costs, gain/loss, and month-end closing data, collect and analyze operational data, and complete monthly cost analysis of controllable expense accounts and material cost variance accounts. This position will also forecast, analyze, and report plant performance to leadership teams, gain understanding, explain, and reconcile manufacturing financial variances, and prepare month-end close activities. Additionally, the Cost Accountant will identify resources and solutions to control or eliminate gaps to plan and/or plant performance goals, participate in daily/weekly plant meetings, drive accounting processes to ensure accurate books and records and compliance with key control requirements including Sarbanes Oxley, and provide support and documentation for monthly SOX controls, interim SOX testing, and audits. The role also includes assisting in building and managing the annual budget for the plant, participating in the annual update of Bill of Materials (BOMs), Production Routings, and annual cost roll, recognizing problems and generating solutions/ideas, running manufacturing accounting and labor backflush on work orders, identifying and resolving production entry discrepancies or issues, researching and resolving purchasing invoice issues, and supporting the cycle count program and annual physical counts within the plant.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance preferred
Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in accounting, finance, internship or related role preferred
Manufacturing experience preferred
Demonstrated understanding of standard and cost accounting methods.
Strong analytical ability to synthesize detailed data into meaningful insights.
Ability to develop and present solid, data-supported solutions.
Proven problem-solving ability with sound judgment.
Knowledge of research methods and report preparation, or willingness to learn.
Results-oriented mindset with a commitment to accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
Proficiency with MS Office; ability to learn proprietary systems.
Strong interpersonal and written/oral communication skills, including the ability to explain financial concepts across the business.
Ability to challenge information, validate assumptions, and seek robust data to improve decision quality

Nice To Haves

Ability to be both tactical and able to see the broader operational picture.
Desire and tenacity to grow within the organization

Responsibilities

Plan, analyze, and communicate the profitability of the plant’s manufacturing operations to produce informative, detailed reports outlining efficiencies, plant production, and key financial information for management review
Examine the plant’s production costs, gain/loss, and month-end closing data
Independently collect and analyze operational data
Complete monthly cost analysis of controllable expense accounts and material cost variance accounts.
Forecast, analyze and report the plant performance to leadership teams
Gain understanding, and explain and reconcile manufacturing financial variances for the plant
Prepare month-end close activities, including adjusting journal entries and accruals, closing production work orders, settling utility payments, and balance sheet reconciliations.
Identify resources and solutions to control or eliminate gaps to plan and/or plant performance goals
Participate in daily/weekly plant meetings to explain the results of analysis and identify solutions
Drive accounting processes within the plant to ensure accurate books and records and compliance with key control requirements including Sarbanes Oxley
Provide support and documentation for monthly SOX controls, interim SOX testing, and audits from both Internal and External auditors
Assist in building and managing the annual budget for the plant
Participate in the annual update of Bill of Materials (BOMs), Production Routings, and annual cost roll.
Recognize problems and generate solutions/ideas
Run manufacturing accounting and labor backflush on work orders
Identify and resolve any production entry discrepancies or issues
Research and resolve purchasing invoice issues
Support the cycle count program and annual physical counts within the plant