Cost Accountant / Plant Staff Accountant
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Job Location:
Deerfield, WI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
15-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
MPI Engineered Technologies is a 50 year Leader in Fine Blanking Products. MPI is located in Deerfield WI and we are focused in the automotive and industrial markets with customers such as Ford GM and John Deere. As a tier one supplier we are dedicated to producing high quality products while maintaining the highest standards of safety and environmental health. Our commitment to safety is integral to our operations ensuring a zero - tolerance working environment and fostering a culture of safety across our facilities.
Overview:
Ensures the plants financial control processes and systems comply with company policies applicable regulations and provide required information. Creates and analyze labor variance product mix variances and material variances. Monitors plant operation results against operating plans and prepares financial production output and other reports used to measure and control plant activities and costs. Assists General Manager and Plant Controller in financial and capital budgeting process. Recommends and implements programs to improve productivity increase efficiencies and reduce costs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Collecting and analyze data about the companys operational cost. Setting standard costs of manufactured goods. Developing and analyzing cost standards. Carrying out cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis. Establi9sh cost of business processes such as administration labor shipping etc. Perform account reconciliations. Prepare audit reports. Recommend changes to processes / policies to reduce cost and maximize profit.
- General Ledger and Month-end Close - Prepare journal entries maintain the general ledger and sub-ledgers and perform account reconciliations to support the timely monthly close process.
- Financial Reporting - Assist in the preparation of monthly quarterly and annual financial reports providing analysis of balance sheet accounts.
- Audit Support - Provide documentation and support for internal and external audits ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
- Cost Accounting - Develop and maintain standard cost for products analyze manufacturing cost variances (materials labor overhead).
- Inventory Management - Play a key role in physical inventory counts monitor inventory accuracy and validity and input adjustment or transfers within accounting systems.
- Gross Margin Analysis - Prepare and analyze weekly monthly and quarterly gross margins on products and contribute to overall cost decisions.
- Competencies: Analytical Skills Compliance/Regulatory Attention to Detail Strategic Management Problem Solving Work Independently and Collaborative.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting Finance.
- 5 years experience in manufacturing environment.
- 5 years experience with ERP systems.
- Highly skilled in Excel.
- Create and analyze labor variance product mix variances and material variances.
- Provide recurring financial reports and analysis.
- Develop accurate cost for products manage variances analyze profits by customers/part number monitor capital spending.
Physical Requirements:
Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists hands and/or fingers. Required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Account Analysis
- AS400
- GAAP
- Profit & Loss
- Maximo
- Accounting
- Sage
- Account Reconciliation
- Peoplesoft
- ERP Systems
- JD Edwards
- Manufacturing
About Company
Specializing in high-quality parts for the automotive and industrial sectors. Learn about our innovative solutions and commitment to excellence at MPI Products
