Cost Accountant

Job Description

• Prepare, analyze and report weekly, monthly, quarterly gross margin analysis by brand by customer type.
• Assist in month-end closing, prepare journal entries as necessary, analyze inventory evaluation, inventory roll forward.
• Prepare collateral reporting.
• Coordinate with IT department for system issues, maintenance, and development such as production, purchasing, import/export, accounts payable, accounts receivable, import/export IT, receiving, shipping, and others.
• Collect cost information and maintain an expense database.
• Construct data accumulation systems.
• Determine fixed costs (e.g. salaries, rent, and insurance).
• Analyze cost accounting data and assist with cycle count/physical inventories.
• Maintain internal control documentation and test internal controls.
• Prepare detailed account analysis and reconcile sales, cost, inventory, liability accounts by customer type by division.
• Review and analyze inventory and margin reports, conduct research, and perform analytical studies in regard to cost analyses and profitability.
• Work on special projects as required.
• Support and assist internal department reporting requirements such as audit schedules, tax schedules, and others.
• Ensure timely submission, accuracy, and validity of inventory, gross margin schedules to management.
• Plan and record variable costs (e.g. purchases of raw material and operations costs).
• Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies.
• Prepare budgeting reports (for the company and for each department).
• Prepare (monthly, quarterly and annual) cost forecasts.
• Identify and recommend cost-effective solutions.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting
• Computer Literate – Strong Excel skills and the ability to use Outlook and Word
• Ability to accurately prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Minimum of 3+ solid years of Cost Accounting in a Manufacturing Environment.