Cost Accountant

Description

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