Lead Accountant
About The Position
• Performing month-end closing procedures, journal entries, and reconciliations. • Supporting Estimate to Complete (ETC) calculations for project and job costing. • Conducting detailed job cost and inventory cost analysis. • Analyzing fixed costs related to MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations), including expense tracking, cost allocation, and variance analysis against budget. • Monitoring and reporting on labor costs, including direct vs. indirect labor, overtime analysis, and labor absorption in a manufacturing/MRO environment. • Partnering with operations to ensure accurate labor costing, standard cost updates, and alignment with production activity. • Adhering to US GAAP standards. • Managing fixed assets and bank reconciliations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- 5+ years of Cost Accounting Experience, preferably in a Manufacturing setting
- 2+ years of financial analysis experience
- Strong experience preparing and working with budgets and business planning
- Thorough understanding of US GAAP standards and cost accounting principles
- Experience with ERP systems, with knowledge of Sage preferred
Nice To Haves
- MBA with a focus on Finance/Accounting (preferred)
- Experience using Sage Accounting (preferred)
- Experience using EmpowerMX (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Performing month-end closing procedures, journal entries, and reconciliations.
- Supporting Estimate to Complete (ETC) calculations for project and job costing.
- Conducting detailed job cost and inventory cost analysis.
- Analyzing fixed costs related to MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations), including expense tracking, cost allocation, and variance analysis against budget.
- Monitoring and reporting on labor costs, including direct vs. indirect labor, overtime analysis, and labor absorption in a manufacturing/MRO environment.
- Partnering with operations to ensure accurate labor costing, standard cost updates, and alignment with production activity.
- Adhering to US GAAP standards.
- Managing fixed assets and bank reconciliations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental & vision
- Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
- Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
- Short and long-term disability
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- Transportation benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
