Cost Accountant - Urgent Hiring

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.
Job Type: Full-time Pay: $60.
00 - $75.
00 per year Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Life insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Schedule: * 8 hour shift Application Question(s): * What is your visa type? * What is your salary expectation for fulltime? * What is the best email ID to reach you further? (MUST) Ability to Relocate: * Tukwila, WA: Relocate before starting work (Required) Work Location: In person