Project & Cost Accountant

SJE Rhombus • Randolph, MA

45d • $65,000 - $90,000 • Remote

About The Position

At SJE, we are more than a company - we are a family of brands with a shared vision and mission to provide industry-leading, innovative, and reliable control and monitoring solutions that improve efficiencies, protect the environment, and deliver dependable solutions to our valued customers. We are looking for a Project & Cost Accountant to support our Engineered and Pump Divisions. This position may work in our Detroit Lakes, MN, Plymouth, MN, Madison, WI, Largo, FL, Randolph, MA, Vacaville, CA, Hoover, AL or Ashland, OH location or with the proper experience be fully remote. As our Project & Cost Accountant, you will play a vital role in supporting our Engineered and Pump Divisions by managing inventory, overseeing accounting practices, maintaining accounting records and preparing financial reports. Your responsibilities will encompass general accounting, cost accounting and budgetary controls. You will appraise operating results in terms of costs, budgets, policies of operations, trends, and increased profit opportunities. You will partner with Plant Managers to conduct detailed cost analysis for manufacturing processes, identify cost saving opportunities, and recommend improvements. This will involve reviewing transactions, revenues, variances, costs, and inventory. Your tasks will encompass the preparation, comprehension, and evaluation of the financial statements pertaining to our Engineered locations, with a primary focus on ensuring adherence to GAAP and ASC 606. You will analyze monthly project accounting metrics (including percentage of completion) to explain the status of project financial position, including profitability and margin.

Requirements

• Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment and be familiar with cost of completion project accounting
• Navigating ERP software and understanding cost analysis
• A strong sense of urgency, operations orientation, and a proven ability to partner with operating teams to drive and monitor performance and develop strategic and tactical plans
• A 4-year degree in Accounting or Finance is desired
• 1-2 years of experience

Responsibilities

• managing inventory
• overseeing accounting practices
• maintaining accounting records
• preparing financial reports
• general accounting
• cost accounting
• budgetary controls
• appraise operating results in terms of costs, budgets, policies of operations, trends, and increased profit opportunities
• partner with Plant Managers to conduct detailed cost analysis for manufacturing processes, identify cost saving opportunities, and recommend improvements
• reviewing transactions, revenues, variances, costs, and inventory
• preparation, comprehension, and evaluation of the financial statements pertaining to our Engineered locations, with a primary focus on ensuring adherence to GAAP and ASC 606
• analyze monthly project accounting metrics (including percentage of completion) to explain the status of project financial position, including profitability and margin

Benefits

• Up to 120 hours of Paid Time Off in your first year plus 8 paid holidays.
• We offer a robust benefits package including health, life, short-term and long-term disability insurance as well as dental and vision programs you need to take care of your family, along with other benefit options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees