Cost Accountant

Champion Homes • Navasota, TX

5d

About The Position

The Cost Accountant manages product costing and margin analysis for several brands of manufactured houses, including options. The role determines the costing impact of product modifications and customizations, provides costing estimates, and maintains master model and option price files for new-business quotations. It also manages home configuration and standard costing systems.

The position maintains bills of material, standard construction specifications, model and option price files, and cost information in the Navision ERP system. It supports accurate margin information for pricing decisions, coordinates with other departments, and assists with inventory accounting and valuation.

Requirements

• Leadership and organizational skills, with the drive to excel and perform at the next level.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment or 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 related to costing, including square and lineal footages, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting and a minimum of 2 years of related experience preferred.
• Accounting and costing experience in a manufacturing industry preferred.
• Experience with Navision or other ERP systems is a plus.
• Manufactured housing or construction industry knowledge is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Maintain costs in the Navision ERP system, including creating bills of material for models and options and updating them when purchased items replace obsolete items.
• Maintain the local Navision system, run system update programs, coordinate with the corporate office on updates and problem resolution, and train others.
• Conduct production-floor audits of bills of material for models and options to verify and update Navision records for as-built items and quantities.
• Maintain standard construction specifications for each brand.
• Approve all job orders before production.
• Interact with Sales, Engineering, Materials, and Production departments.
• Track commodity costs and monitor whether material surcharges need to be initiated or increased.
• Keep cost maintenance current to provide margin information for models and options used in price decisions.
• Maintain models, options, and Navision price files with approved prices for quotations.
• 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 process, finished goods, and cost of goods sold, including valuations and reserves.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level