Senior Cost Accountant

Factors Group of Nutritional Companies•Coquitlam, BC

5d•CA$75,000 - CA$100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Cost Accountant oversees the costing systems and all product costs throughout the company. This is a Permanent Full-Time position with 40 hours per week, typically Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, with flexible hours. The role operates on a Hybrid work model.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, or another relevant field
Certifications: CPA, CMA (or actively working towards certification)
Experience in a finance or accounting role (5+ years)
Strong understanding of GAAP and ASPE
Solid understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory and cost accounting
Prior experience with MRP and ERP Accounting Systems, Financial reporting systems
Strong understanding of bills of material (BOM) and bills of operations (BOO)
Strong MS Excel skills (V-lookups, H-lookups, Pivot tables) including experience in manipulating large databases using Power BI, Power Query

Nice To Haves

Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) (an asset)

Responsibilities

Oversee the costing systems to ensure that material, labor, and overhead are allocated properly to products
Prepare Cost per Unit (CPU) reports to support the manufacturing plants and provide recommendations to improve efficiencies and ways to lower costs
Review the monthly financial statements of the manufacturing plants and analyze the monthly variance reports to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the results
Perform quarterly global cost updates for all stock codes in all companies
Analyze and ensure that the transfer prices for all finished goods stock codes correspond to the company’s transfer pricing policy
Oversee costing related and/or system integration projects by analyzing the impact on the system