Staff Cost Accountant

Hawkins, Inc.•Roseville, MN

7h•Onsite

About The Position

Preparation of monthly and quarterly journal entries and reconciliation of assigned balance sheet accounts as well as assisting with audit requests and routine and non-routine accounting transactions. This is a key role in supporting the Cost Accounting and General Accounting Areas for Hawkins.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in accounting or related field required
1-3 years relevant experience demonstrating strong analytical skills, ability to foster cross-functional working relationships, and capacity to handle multiple priorities and projects
Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft applications – Excel, Word
Ability to achieve results independently and within a team setting
Ability to multitask and work well while meeting deadlines
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary
Strong analytical ability

Nice To Haves

BA preferred
cost accounting experience preferred
JD Edwards and FAS (Fixed Asset System) experience preferred

Responsibilities

Prepare recurring and non-recurring journal entries monthly and complete reconciliations for assigned balance sheet accounts for Hawkins and its subsidiary entities as assigned
Act as process owner for all fixed asset accounting.
Track construction in process.
Record fixed asset additions and retirements in FAS in a timely manner.
Run book and tax depreciation and asset reports in FAS.
Record journal entries in JDE and reconcile FAS to JDE monthly.
Prepare management reporting on fixed asset spending vs. budget.
Proactively monitor and analyze spending variances on projects while ensuring all capitalization and authorization policies are enforced.
Administer company vehicle program.
Perform quarterly FOB analysis.
Prepare final schedules and journal entry accruals for both inbound and outbound FOB inventory.
Monitor work order variances and work with operations department to correct transactions.
Prepare financial and inventory schedules as assigned.
Support and backup processes for maintaining product standard costs.
Take a lead role in managing engineering change requests for manufactured product costs.
Cross train and act as backup for other accounting staff as assigned.
Support SOX audits and quarterly and year-end external audits.
Assist the accounting department in various analytical projects as needed.
Responsible for updating and maintaining the Company's Sarbanes Oxley documentation for relevant areas as specified in the SOX control documents.
Responsible to ensure changes to documented controls and/or procedures are communicated as appropriate.