Cost Accountant Analyst

SL TENNESSEE; Clinton (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

SL TENNESSEE is hiring a Cost Accountant Analyst in Tennessee to collect and analyze financial information related to expenses, aiming to improve budget accuracy and forecast quality while reducing costs across departments and projects. You will gather cost data, maintain cost databases, perform monthly and year-end closings, and provide detailed expense analyses and reports.

Knowledge of standard costing, ABC costing, and inventory management is preferred, with proficiency in accounting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Experience with standard costing, ABC costing, and inventory management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and strong ethics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and accounting software.
• Korean language preferred for HQ communication.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and analyzes cost information and supports budgets and forecasts.
• Maintains cost and expense databases and closes monthly/year-end books.
• Analyzes expenses and assigns transactions to projects/departments.
• Provides detailed cost reports and forecasts with efficiency insights.
• Performs market research to inform pricing or business models.
• Prepares periodic cost reconciliation reports and trend analyses.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
• Analyzes product and part costs and identifies improvements.

Skills

Cost accounting

ABC costing

Excel

Analytical skills

Communication

Korean (preferred)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

The Cost Accountant Analyst will collect and analyze financial information related to the organizations expenses, seeking ways to improve accuracy of budgets and forecast, and to decrease the cost of assigned departments and projects.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and complies cost information
• Maintains database concerning cost and expenses
• Performs monthly and year end closing
• Analyzes expenses and cost transaction; ensures that transactions are recorded accurately and assigned to the appropriate projects and departments.
• Provides detailed financial analysis and reports of expenses, includes breakdowns of project costs, forecast of remaining expenses, and opportunities to increase efficiency.
• Conducts market research as needed to recommend changes to pricing or business models.
• Prepares periodic cost reconciliation reports tracking data such as changing labor and supply costs.
• Perform other related duties, as assigned.
• Analyze and report the product and part cost
• Create idea for improvement

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.

Work Experience

• Experience with standard costing, activity-based costing (ABC), and inventory management
• Experience in the lighting industry or a related fiel d is preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills
• Good ethical characteristics and behaviors
• Excellent computer skills in a Microsoft Office Suite or similar software as well as accounting software
• Thorough understanding of cost accounting principles and procedures
• Proficiency in Korean is preferred but not required (for communication with HQ).