Cost Accountant

Zippo Manufacturing Company•Bradford, PA

21h

About The Position

The Cost Accountant will be responsible for various financial reporting duties, including the creation of monthly financial statements for consolidated and individual subsidiaries. This role involves direct responsibility for Gross Profit analysis and reporting, maintaining general ledger account reconciliations, and assisting with external audits, particularly in cash receipt/disbursement and inventory. A key focus will be on standard costing and inventory analytics, which includes calculating product standard costs, analyzing variances, and managing inventory balances and transactions. The position also involves detailed analysis of production variances, bills of materials, routes, cost categories, and costing sheets, as well as calculating GAAP inventory reporting using various methods. Additionally, the Cost Accountant will be a member of the Activity Based Cost/Management (ABC/M) team, focusing on SG&A, maintaining ABC models, and ensuring timely completion of related profitability reports. Daily banking activities, capital asset expenditure tracking, depreciation/amortization calculation, and gainshare calculations are also part of the responsibilities. Any other related duties as assigned will also be performed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a major in Accounting or Finance
Demonstrated Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite required

Nice To Haves

Master's in Accounting preferred
CPA/CMA not required but preferred
Knowledge of AX operating system (a plus)

Responsibilities

Financial reporting – monthly financial statement creation, independently create consolidated and individual subsidiary financial statements and supporting reports.
Share in monthly financial statement review and analysis.
Directly responsible for Gross Profit analysis and reporting.
Assist with subsidiary financial narratives.
Maintain assigned general ledger account reconciliations.
Assist with external Audit coordination – maintain cash receipt/disbursement and inventory.
Assist with coordinating and maintaining audit schedules.
Standard Costing and Inventory analytics – calculate product standard costs, analyze variances from standard, analyze inventory balances and transactions and calculate financial valuation of inventory.
Detailed analytics of production variances, bills of materials, routes, cost categories and costing sheets.
Calculation and analysis of GAAP inventory reporting in various methods including Lifo, Fifo and weighted average.
Activity Based Cost/Management – member of ABC/M team, focusing on SG & A.
Responsible for maintaining associated ABC models and ensuring timely completion of related ABC/M profitability reports and analysis.
Assist in performing daily banking activities.
Capital Asset expenditure tracking and calculation of depreciation/amortization.
Gainshare monthly and weekly calculations.
Perform any other duties, related in nature, which may be assigned.