Senior Cost Accountant
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Accentuate Staffing is currently recruiting for a Senior Cost Accountant to join a growing Finance team in RTP/Durham, NC. The position will be primarily responsible for the accurate financial reporting of manufacturing and production costs. This role is a highly visible role within the Global Finance organization and will assist in implementing and improving financial systems that support the costing of our manufacturing process.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and analyze cost standards
- Prepare cost accounting journal entries and corresponding reconciliations complying with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Assist in month-end closing, prepare journal entries, analyze inventory balances, prepare inventory roll forward
- Review slow moving inventory for obsolescence and record necessary inventory reserves
- Prepare and maintain Standard Operating Procedures related to inventory management, application of manufacturing overhead, and overall costing
- Prepare periodic reports comparing standard to actual costs.
- Provide management with cost and comparative reports to indicate need for change in pricing
- Provide support for annual physical inventories and cycle counts
- Continuously improve the accounting for global manufacturing processes and procedures by identifying areas to streamline, automate, or refine
- Assist with intercompany activity of subsidiaries including elimination entries allowing for accurate consolidated reporting
- Assist in the validation of revenue and cost of goods sold as part of the month-end close
- Own the risk assessment of systems and processes within manufacturing, maintain and ensure compliance with all SOX requirements and fulfill internal and external audit requests
- Continuously improve the accounting for global manufacturing processes and procedures by identifying areas to streamline to gain efficiencies and support KPI’s
Requirements:
- Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in Cost accounting role within a manufacturing environment
- BA/BS in Accounting and/or Finance is required
- Experience analyzing inventory, including variance analysis, obsolescence, and inventory reserves
- Strong knowledge of US GAAP
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA is a plus
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including V-lookups, X-lookups, and pivot tables
- Problem-solving, analytical skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks simultaneously.
