*Position Summary:*
The Cost Accountant will perform advanced cost accounting analyses to compare estimated costs to actual costs and prepare a variety of related budget reports.
The role requires collaboration within the accounting team as well as with various groups of the operations and sales teams.
*Essential Duties and Responsibilities:*
* Reviews work order transactions to identify costing errors.
Root Cause Analysis.
* Analyzes cost variance analysis and compares actual to system standards for both material and labor.
* Assists operations with ad hoc analysis on special projects.
* Assists with month-end and year-end inventories.
* Validate accuracy of the inventory balances at the item and transaction level.
* Reviews, analyzes, and reports actual job profit margins.
* Maintains the Work in Process ledger.
* Performs month-end and year-end closings including journal entries and reconciliations.
Inventory subledger to GL reconciliation and roll-forward by branch.
* Provides product costing for pricing and business decisions.
Cost budget – working with branch managers and define detailed material, labor and overhead.
* Project cost control, Cashflow analysis, Contract / PO reconciliation.
* Determines current cost of projects by confirming project budgets with project leadership, establishing standard reconciliation process, collecting contract and invoice data, and verifying progress and completion status of project.
* Establish and maintain project budget tracking systems.
* Reconciles transactions by project and correcting data.
* Tracks and reports on status of project completion progress through monthly reporting, including actual cost, forecast costs, cash flow, variances, and gaps.
* Inventory subledger to GL reconciliation and roll-forward by branch.
* Weekly job/work-ticket/WIP profitability reviews and reconciliations – variance analysis budget vs actual by jobs.
* Conduct physical inventories and monitor the cycle count programs.
* Calculate slow moving and obsolescence reserve to be reviewed by the controller.
* Stock reconciliations and co-ordination of stock.
BVS branches do not use Sage to check if other branches have the parts needed for the job prior buying parts.
* PSV certification inventory by warehouse.
* Assist with annual audits.
* Performs other related duties as assigned.
*Qualifications:*
* 5+ years of cost accounting experience, preferably in an industrial manufacturing setting.
* Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
* Proven knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws and regulations with GAAP experience required.
* High attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to manipulate large amounts of data.
* Must demonstrate ability to meet financial deadlines.
* Must be proficient in utilizing and interpreting financial models and analyses.
* Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced, results oriented environment.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Expert Microsoft Office skills to include Excel and related computer applications.
*The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.
Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.
*
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $75,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* AD&D insurance
* Dental insurance
* Disability insurance
* Flexible spending account
* Health insurance
* Health savings account
* Life insurance
* Paid jury duty
* Paid sick time
* Paid time off
* Retirement plan
* Vision insurance
Schedule:
* Day shift
* Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
* Do you have experience in the Industrial Manufacturing industry?
Education:
* Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
* Cost accounting: 5 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
* Tukwila, WA 98168 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
* Tukwila, WA 98168: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person
Whatsapp
