Cost Accountant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following; others may be assigned:

•Improve work methods and tooling

•Report any safety problems to management

•Follow all environmental, health and safety policies

•Keep work area clean and orderly

•Manage own time efficiently

•Evaluate self work to ensure compliance with work instructions and standards

•Resolve customer complaints or answer customer questions regarding policies.

•Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.

•Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.

•Analyze documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.

•Work with Business Development during the proposal process to establish pricing

•Analyze warranty costs and report to management

•Set up cost monitoring

•Review material and labor requirements to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components.

•Document findings and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.

•Design, evaluate, recommend, and approve changes of forms and reports.

•Run cost utilities

•Perform weekly progress report

•Analyze parts that are less than 10% GM and give reasoning

•Verify proper classifications are given to warranty work orders

•Preform warranty costs

•Update standard costs

•Verify WIP closed work orders and closed out

•Preform R&I calculations

•Analyze warranty reserve

•Analyze obsolete inventory

•Report metrics and financial data for management review

•SQL Experience

•Microsoft Excel experience

•Microsoft VBA experience

•Read and answer email on a continuous basis.

•Advance use of Microsoft Outlook, and Excel.

•Advance use of visual MRP system

•Intermediate use of Microsoft Word

•Wearing the proper safety equipment

•Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus 5 years of accounting experience.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Key Competencies:

• Extensive background in extracting, analyzing, and reporting of information from ERP systems
• Strong Analytical skills
• Thorough understanding of product cost concepts
• Excellent organization skills
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Problem-solving skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Decision-making skills
• High level of integrity
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, high volume, team environment

Requirements:

• Manufacturing ERP experience, with a thorough understanding of MRP, BOM's, & Product Costing
• Experience using Microsoft Office products - Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Deep understanding of relational databases

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