Cost Accountant

Agility Fuel Systems LLC•Salisbury, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The cost accountant position is accountable for the ongoing analysis of product costing, process constraints [http://www.accountingtools.com/types-of-constraints], margin analysis, and tracing costs back to underlying activities. The cost accountant must also construct and monitor cost-effective data accumulation systems needed to provide an appropriate level of costing information to management.

Requirements

5+ years of accounting/finance experience / working in manufacturing / operations role
BA/BS degree, as well as excellent analysis skills, and the ability to collaborate with a multi-department team. Also helpful to have experience manipulating large databases.
Knowledge of US GAAP.
Cost accounting experience.
Proficient in MS Office: Word, Excel, Outlook.
Experience with ERP systems and accounting software.
Strong time management skills with the ability to handle multiple jobs and adapt to a rapidly changing work environment with fluctuating priorities and tight deadlines.
Highly self-motivated with ability to bring a high-level of energy to work.
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to analyze/interpret data and take appropriate action.

Nice To Haves

IFS or SAP Costing experience a plus
Power user of Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

Coordinate physical inventory counts [http://www.accountingtools.com/procedure-inventory-count] and cycle counts [http://www.accountingtools.com/article-inv-cycle-counting]
Investigate cycle counting variances and resolve issues
Update standard costs [http://www.accountingtools.com/standard-costing] in the bill of materials [http://www.accountingtools.com/definition-bill-of-materials]
Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
Validate the cost of goods sold [http://www.accountingtools.com/definition-cost-of-goods-sold] as part of the month-end close
Accumulate and apply labor and overhead [http://www.accountingtools.com/overhead-definition] costs as required by generally accepted accounting principles [http://www.accountingtools.com/definition-gaap]
Work with the materials review board to locate and dispose of obsolete [http://www.accountingtools.com/definition-obsolescence] inventory
Conduct ongoing process constraint analyses and variance analysis for manufactured parts
Report on breakeven points [http://www.accountingtools.com/breakeven-point] by products, work centers, and factories
Report on margins by product and division
Report on variances [http://www.accountingtools.com/summary-variance-analysis/] and their causes, which includes spending variances related to purchased parts, labor rates, overhead spending
Analyze capital budgeting [http://www.accountingtools.com/dictionary-capital-budgeting] requests
Perform cost accumulation tasks
Perform Miscellaneous financial analysis as it relates to operational activities at the assembly locations