Job Cost Accountant

DuraServ•Coppell, TX

48d

About The Position

Are you highly driven, and extremely precise, with killer organizational and time management skills, and a keen eye for detail? Are you a career-focused team player with an optimistic outlook? Do you want to provide new and creative input to help the company grow? If so, We Want You! Mission: At DuraServ, we are one of the main distributors of commercial door and dock manufacturers. Therefore, we aspire to be the most trusted provider in the industry. Since opening the doors in 2001, our secret to sustaining continual growth has been our culture, which is focused on taking great care of every customer, treating employees well and with respect, and being "first and best" in all markets servicing our customers. As our Job Cost Accountant, you will coordinate with the Controller, Outside Sales, Business Partners, and Service Managers in our remote service center locations to facilitate efficient and timely administration of DuraServ projects. You will oversee custodial responsibility for original sales order files, including Original quotations, approved submittals, pricing exception documentation, site surveys, and all correspondences. You will have fiduciary responsibility for the integrity of the service center's job costing, account coding, and adherence to company policies. What you can expect to do: Provides accounting support for Sales by reviewing financial information, converting data to ERP, and obtaining supplementary information for preparing financials Analyzes and interprets statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, trends, and other matters impacting the effectiveness of the operation Records entries, including but not limited to Efficiency variance, cost of sales, cycle counts, warranty and purchase price variance Responsible for product cost analysis, identifying errors and opportunities, preparing reports, and communicating with various departments within the company Maintains data and determines cost standards for all products Provides cost data for new and/or changed products Execution of all equipment sales orders and contracts for remote offices Review of order package from Sales for completeness and accuracy System order entry Generation of all purchase orders and installation work orders to ensure timely execution of the order Purchase order receipt and AP invoice approval and processing Invoicing and job costing of sales orders Inventory control and maintenance Stock and custom inventory purchases Validation of proper sales and/or use tax treatment Tracking of the open orders and weekly projections

Requirements

Understanding of revenue cycle workflow and job costing
Cost accounting experience is strongly preferred
Knowledge of job and accounting software (Syspro experience a plus)
Familiar with sales and use tax laws
Strong understanding of accounting sub-ledger and general ledger transactions
Ability to make judgment calls within given guidance
Confident
Ability to organize and manage multiple projects and priorities
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills are required with the ability to articulate complex concepts into clear and concise content
Strong customer service orientation
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance REQUIRED with 2+ years of working experience

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of job and accounting software (Syspro experience a plus)
Cost accounting experience is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Provides accounting support for Sales by reviewing financial information, converting data to ERP, and obtaining supplementary information for preparing financials
Analyzes and interprets statistical and accounting information to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, trends, and other matters impacting the effectiveness of the operation
Records entries, including but not limited to Efficiency variance, cost of sales, cycle counts, warranty and purchase price variance
Responsible for product cost analysis, identifying errors and opportunities, preparing reports, and communicating with various departments within the company
Maintains data and determines cost standards for all products
Provides cost data for new and/or changed products
Execution of all equipment sales orders and contracts for remote offices
Review of order package from Sales for completeness and accuracy
System order entry
Generation of all purchase orders and installation work orders to ensure timely execution of the order
Purchase order receipt and AP invoice approval and processing
Invoicing and job costing of sales orders
Inventory control and maintenance
Stock and custom inventory purchases
Validation of proper sales and/or use tax treatment
Tracking of the open orders and weekly projections