Cost Accounting Analyst

Cost Accounting Analyst to support the Senior Manufacturing Accountant in maintaining the integrity of the standard costing system.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist the Senior Manufacturing Accountant in preparing timely costing schedules for monthly management reports.
• Support preparation of costing data for annual budgets.
• Prepare monthly variance analyses comparing budget vs. actual and actual vs. prior year performance.
• Reconcile daily inventory movements to and from Key Account (Virtual) Warehouses.
• Verify inventory to be written off as advised by Quality Control.
• Participate in periodic/monthly stock counts and cycle counts.
• Review and post inventory counting journals after validation.
• Investigate and resolve inventory variances.
• Verify and measure production scrap, spillage, and waste daily.
• Assist with costing of both manufactured and imported products.
• Prepare monthly GL reconciliations and audit schedules as required.
• Perform other related duties as necessary.

Authority To:

• Investigate variances and problem areas flagged by the computerized production system.
• Implement corrective procedures to minimize recurrence of variances.