Cost Analyst

4 weeks ago

Cedar Rapids, United States New Leader Manufacturing Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description


The Cost Analyst provides support for various engineering and accounting activities with emphasis on job costing and related tasks.

Key Responsibilities

RESULTS

Critical 55%

  • Establishes routing times and costs for all products by applying knowledge of processes involved in the production of the company's products and provides cost estimates throughout the entire manufacturing process as needed.
  • Performs inventory account reconciliations from Stock Status to the General Ledger, prepares all costing journal entries and assists with month-end inventory valuation.
  • Assists with planning and review of year-end physical inventory count, and identifies and reports issues discovered to management.

Productivity / Job Knowledge 20%

  • Reviews initial part and unit roll-up costs for discrepancies; provides detailed analysis on any and all issues discovered; identifies, resolves, and communicates issue resolutions to all affected departments.
  • Analyzes cost reports and costing audits. Examines and reviews unusual cost records to ensure cost data is collected and reported accurately.
  • Maintain inventory locations in JDE system and keep the location map updated to reflect reality on the floor.
  • Reconciles and adjusts the monthly cost of sales figures by analyzing material, labor, overhead, and research and development. Also reviews and reports monthly PPV and Work Order variances.
  • Performs regular reviews of excess and obsolete inventory.

Dependability 15%

  • Demonstrates a good attendance record; is aware of the impact that missing work will have on the customer as well as co-workers.
  • Completes goals/projects on time or ahead of schedule.
  • Responds to work assignments and requests by being cooperative and available.
  • Follows through and meets commitments.
  • Available as a resource to subordinates and/or peers.

Safety 10%

  • Follows safety procedures, protocols, policies, and adheres to all SAFESTART concepts, and acts when others are not holding themselves accountable.

Total 100%

CORE VALUES

Act Like an Owner. 20%

  • Leads by example and takes ownership in everything you do and or say.
  • If you see something, say something and follow through until it's right.
  • Treats others with respect and kindness.

Be Interested. Stay Interested. 20%

  • Isn’t complacent. Seizes opportunities to learn by participating in activities to increase understanding.

Create Change. Start With Yourself. 20%

  • Asks "why", is open-minded, and challenges the status quo.
  • Leads and supports changes for the sake of improvement.

Seek New Perspectives. 20%

  • Seeks new perspectives from all available sources to challenge your own, and brings them into your decision making process.
  • Involves all stakeholders in making decisions. Is open to input from all sources.

Fail Fast. Learn Fast. 20%

  • Considers long and short-term outcomes when making decisions.
  • Is fearless.
  • Readily admits mistakes.

Total 100%

Requirements

Qualifications and Essential Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of two (2) years of experience in accounting and finance with a manufacturing organization is required. Experience must include the following: cost accounting, inventory management, and product cost analysis.
  • Must have excellent computer skills including knowledge of ERP systems (JDE Preferred), reporting packages, and a high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel and Word).
  • Must have the ability to understand manufacturing production processes and the related application to costing products.
  • Must understand all department JDE system processes and their impact on product costing and accounting costing records.
  • A good understanding of manufacturing processes is preferred.
  • Act in a highly responsive manner to managements requests, be passionate about accuracy in your work and maintain a hands-on attitude by helping the plant/operations management and employees understand how to be more efficient and productive in their work.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Regularly required to sit and interface with computer systems while maintaining a high level of concentration. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands/fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds of files or supplies. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the office work environment is usually quiet. Employee may be exposed to shop environment while distributing documents to shop area. When on shop floor, employee will be required to wear safety glasses at all times, steel-toed footwear and ear protection when job demands presence in areas outside safety zones, and gloves when handling material.


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