Cost Accountant

Position Overview

Position provides and supports the cost accounting duties of the business. Responsibilities include partnering with IT Product teams Sales and Operational partners to improve business insights by accounting for operational activities while supporting the accumulation and analysis of data for management as it relates to business decisions. This is not a supervisory role.

Responsibilities

Accounting:

Maintain and track costs for materials labor and overhead.

Calculate and apply absorption rates for manufacturing overhead costs and review those rates regularly for any changes in production levels and cost structure.

Work in the ERP subsystems to validate inventory valuation and perform variance analysis.

Maintain subsystem dataflow to ERP for the process of daily posting related to business activities

Actively perform month-end and year-end closing processes including journal entries reconciliations and accruals

Support Implementation documentation and maintenance of adequate and effective internal controls and standard operating procedures

Ensure financial policies are followed in accordance with IFRS/GAAP

Maintain timely reporting in accordance with company requirements to meet deadlines

Support internal and external annual audits tax and review processes

Reporting:

Support preparation and analysis of P&L statements balance sheets and cash flow reports

Work closely with local management and HQ accounting teams to ensure reporting information is available

Maintain and create reports as needed

Prepare financial data reports and other KPI results to leadership/management team

Budgeting Planning and Forecasting:

Support development and maintenance of annual budgets and periodic forecasts

Analyze actual results and budget/forecast variances providing insights key performance indicators and recommendations

Analysis:

Supports business analysis to identify financial and business trends designed to mitigate risk

Provides recommendations and develops processes to improve business and financial performance

Marginal Job Functions:

Other projects as assigned

Education:

Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance required

CPA CMA or MBA preferred

Experience:

2 years of accounting experience

Advanced Microsoft Office Suite

SAP experience preferred

Experience with Concur and Adaptive Insights preferred

Other Requirements:

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal able to clearly communicate financial information in an easy-to-understand manner at multiple levels and functions within the business

Sound planning and organizational skills

High level of proficiency in Excel and ERP/MRP systems

Dual location position with travel required between Cottage Grove & Sturtevant WI with main office as Cottage Grove. Support for manufacturing facility travel (Sturtevant) monthly at minimum.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive compensation package along with outstanding benefits and growth opportunities including:

Health & Dental Insurance

Company-paid Life Insurance

401(k) Plan with company contribution

Generous Paid Time Off

Exclusive Product Discounts

Wellness Programs and more

EOE/M/W/Vet/Disability

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