Cost Accountant

The Boortmalt Group; Biggar; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global malting company is seeking a Cost Accountant to oversee cost accounting responsibilities at its Biggar plant. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in Accounting and over 5 years of related experience. Responsibilities include ensuring accurate inventory costing, performing journal entries, analyzing production costs, and coordinating inventory counts. This role offers an attractive salary and benefits package, with opportunities for international career growth within a collaborative, inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Attractive salary and benefits package

International career opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years related accounting work experience.
• Demonstrated success supporting manufacturing operations teams as a business partner.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate inventory costing and perform journal entries.
• Analyze production costs against budget and history.
• Coordinate year-end physical inventory count.

Skills

Knowledge of accounting principles

Strong analytical skills

Strong written and oral communication skills

Experience with SAP ERP

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Bachelor’s in Accounting

Job description

As Cost Accountant your role will focus on cost accounting and fixed asset accounting responsibilities for the Biggar and Sheboygan plants. You will ensure accurate inventory costing and perform journal entries and account reconciliations. You will liaise with the business stakeholders to provide analytical reporting of production costs and performance.

Your responsibilities are, but not limited to:

• Establishes and maintains standard cost estimates and bills of materials in SAP system.
• Ensures timely and accurate monthly financial close with adequate controls and reviews in place.
• Analyze production costs on a monthly basis against both budget and history to ensure proper accounting treatment.
• Coordinates fixed asset additions, retirements and assets under construction accounting activities.
• Coordinate year-end physical inventory count and support plants in monthly cycle counts.
• Maintain inventory reserve analysis for excess and obsolete inventory. Manage and report on
• Develops and maintains cost accounting policies and procedures.
• Creates reporting and analyses to support the business.
• Seeks opportunities for improvements in inventory management and cost accounting practices by researching and proposing best-in-class strategies.
• Development and reporting of pertinent KPIs.
• Coordinate delivery of required financial information to third-party contacts including auditors, tax advisors, and insurance brokers.
• Support forecasting and budgeting efforts, as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Master we are looking for ?

• Bachelor’s in Accounting required
• 5+ years related accounting work experience
• Knowledge of accounting principles
• Experience with SAP ERP and Excel (Advanced)
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills to connect with a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated success supporting manufacturing operations teams as a business partner

Masters of Malt's treasure

We offer an attractive salary and benefits package and as part of a global organization can offer career opportunities internationally. As Masters of Malt we want to be a great employer, focusing on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration and health and wellbeing. We live our values, putting people at the heart of what we do.

“Strive”- our ambition is to be the best maltster that's why every day we commit to challenge ourselves to achieve the highest level.

“Care”- our strength is magnificent when we care for our earth, our colleagues and our business partners. We encourage trust, respect and treat each other with respect. We believe that Diversity makes us stronger.

“Inspire”- We adopt a long-term orientation delivering sustainable performance through innovation and digitization, becoming praised Masters of Malt.

“Explore”– thinking out of the box and embracing pioneer ideas to become a source of motivation, we like challenging the status quo to develop full potential.

The company

BOORTMALT is a global malting company with a 3 million tonnes production capacity. The group is present on 5 continents with 27 malting plants. Boortmalt's expertise is widely acknowledged by brewers, distillers, and food industries, who rely on the supply of top-quality barley malts.

The Boortmalt Group is a fully owned subsidiary of the agricultural and agribusiness cooperative Axereal. Our relationship with Axereal, Europe's largest grain cooperative, ensures us access to high-quality barley year-round.