Senior Cost Accountant

2 weeks ago


Irvine, California, United States Vaco Full time
Senior Cost Accountant Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Cost Accountant to join our team at Vaco. As a key member of our accounting team, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining cost accounting systems, producing daily production and variance reports, and analyzing standard and actual costs for variances.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and maintain cost accounting systems to ensure accurate costing
  • Produce daily production and variance reports to inform business decisions
  • Analyze standard and actual costs for variances and prepare reports
  • Update standard costs and ensure accuracy in the Bill of Materials
  • Prepare, analyze, and report monthly gross margin analysis by customer, part number, and production jobs
  • Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services to determine effects on costs
  • Study and collect data to determine costs of business activities such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor
  • Responsible for account reconciliation of physical inventories and cycle counts
  • Prepare periodic inventory reserves reconciliation, analyzing inventory for risk, and monitoring with support from internal stakeholders
  • Assist in month-end and year-end closing by analyzing inventory and preparing supplemental reports as needed
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance required
  • 3-5 years in manufacturing cost accounting experience is preferred
  • NetSuite software experience preferred

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us.

Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening, and resume dispersal.

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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual's skill sets, experience, and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.



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