Cost Accountant

PiovanGroup North America; Franklin (Venango County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

401(k) with company match

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Employee referral program

Job summary

PiovanGroup North America seeks a Cost Accountant for Franklin, PA to support the Plant Controller with gross margin analysis, costing, and inventory accuracy.

The role provides month-end reports, assists financial planning, analyzes variances, and maintains internal controls across manufacturing operations. Requires a bachelor’s in accounting or finance and SAP proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 5+ years of direct manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Experience with SAP and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Provide month-end financial reports.
• Assist in the financial planning of the organization.
• Compare actual costs to budgeted costs and analyze variances.
• Develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for cost accounting activities.
• Perform physical inventory control and reporting.
• Assist with cycle counts/physical inventories and analyze cost accounting data.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts with a focus on sales, costs, inventory, and liabilities.
• Execute gross margin analysis and report on findings.
• Assist with internal and external audits.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Cross-Functional

MS Office

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SAP

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

PiovanGroup is a world leader in the development and production of systems for the automation of production processes for the storage, transport and treatment of polymers, plastic, and food powders. The PiovanGroup Shared Services organization provides best in class manufacturing and business support services to its brands in order to create a competitive advantage for each of the brands to drive better solutions for customers. Our businesses include Conair, the leading producer of auxiliary equipment for plastics processing, Thermal Care, a leading provider of industrial heat transfer solutions, and Pelletron, a leading supplier of pneumatic conveying equipment and dust removal systems.

Position: Cost Accountant

Location: Franklin, PA

Role

The Cost Accountant position supports the Plant Controller in all activities as they relate to the integrated financial system, with main emphasis on gross margin analysis, costing, and inventory accuracy. This position will report to Plant Controller and is located in Franklin, Pennsylvania.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide month-end financial reports
• Assist in the financial planning of the organization
• Compare actual costs to budgeted costs and analyze variances
• Develop internal control policies, guidelines, and procedures for cost accounting activities
• Perform physical inventory control and reporting
• Assist with cycle counts/physical inventories, and analyze the cost accounting data
• Reconcile general ledger accounts with a focus on the accounts relating to sales, costs, inventory, and liabilities
• Execute gross margin analysis and report on findings
• Assist with internal and external audits
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Position typically expects five (5)+ years of direct/relevant experience based on scope of position
• Prior experience in manufacturing
• SAP experience preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Strong communication skills to work with individuals from multiple departments and locations

PiovanGroup offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package including profit sharing, bonus plans, 401(k) with company match, medical insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, health club reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance, and employee referral bonus program.

PiovanGroup is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and offers employment opportunities to all qualified persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability (except where physical or mental abilities are a bona fide occupational requirement), veteran status, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, HIV-positive status, possession of the sickle cell trait, genetic characteristics, political views, and any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.