Cost Accountant

Champion Homes•Navasota, TX

About The Position

The Cost Accountant manages product costing and margin analysis for multiple brands of manufactured houses, including options and customizations. The role evaluates the costing impact of product modifications, provides costing estimates, and maintains master model and option price files used for quoting new business. It also manages home configuration and standard costing systems and supports inventory accounting and valuation.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting and a minimum of 2 years of related experience are preferred.
Leadership and organizational skills, with the drive to excel and perform at the next level.
Ability to exercise independent judgment and adopt or modify methods and standards to meet assigned duties and objectives.
Ability to research and solve problems, devise solutions and recommendations, and report findings.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as square and lineal footage, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume as they relate to costing.
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

Accounting and costing experience in a manufacturing industry.
Experience with Navision or other ERP systems.
Knowledge of the manufactured housing or construction industry.

Responsibilities

Maintain product costs in the Navision ERP system, including creating and updating bills of material for models and options to reflect current purchased items and provide accurate margin information for pricing decisions.
Perform local Navision system maintenance, including running update programs, coordinating with the corporate office on updates and problem resolution, and training others.
Conduct production-floor audits of bills of material to verify and update Navision records to match as-built items and quantities.
Maintain standard construction specifications for each brand.
Approve all job orders before production.
Coordinate with Sales, Engineering, Materials, and Production departments.
Track commodity costs and monitor when material surcharges should be initiated or increased.
Keep model and option cost information current to support margin analysis and price adjustments.
Maintain model, option, and Navision price files with approved prices for quoting.
Assist with quarterly physical inventory counts and valuation.
Maintain the standard costing system and manage purchase price variances.
Assist the Controller with accounting for raw materials, work in progress, finished goods, cost of goods sold, valuations, and reserves.