Cost Accountant/Assistant Controller

Accounting Career Consultants; O’Fallon (MO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 15%

100% family medical coverage

Job summary

Accounting Career Consultants is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant for a rapidly growing global manufacturer in Missouri. This role focuses on developing, maintaining, and improving manufacturing costing, inventory valuation, financial reporting, and ERP processes, with opportunities to advance into leadership and a Controller role.

The position offers a 10% target bonus (up to 15%), and 100% family medical coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC).
• Strong understanding of Standard Cost Accounting, Manufacturing Accounting, Inventory Valuation, Variance Analysis, BOMs, Routings, Production Orders, General Ledger, Financial Reporting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the company's standard cost system.
• Analyze material, labor, and manufacturing overhead variances.
• Perform monthly inventory and manufacturing cost analysis.
• Review BOMs and routings to ensure costing accuracy.
• Analyze production efficiencies and manufacturing variances.
• Monitor inventory valuation and reconcile inventory accounts.
• Assist with physical inventories and cycle count programs.
• Develop profitability analysis by product line, customer, and manufacturing process.
• Serve as Business Central finance expert and configure costing.
• Create reports, dashboards, and KPIs within Business Central.
• Train users on accounting and inventory processes.
• Work with operations, purchasing, production, and customer service to improve system efficiency.
• Assist with month-end and year-end closing.
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Develop management reports and KPI dashboards.

Skills

Cost accounting

Analytical skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

ERP process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Excel

Job description

Why is This a Great Opportunity?

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a rapidly growing global manufacturer at an exciting stage of expansion. The company has experienced approximately 800% growth over the past three years, fueled by strong demand for its cable management products supporting AI data center construction, creating tremendous long-term career growth potential. The role offers the chance to make an immediate impact through manufacturing cost accounting while also expanding into financial reporting, process improvement, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Purchasing, and Production and will have a strong potential career path to a Controller role.

They also offer a competitive compensation package that includes a 10% target bonus that can pay up to 15% and did last year and pay 100% for family medical coverage.

Job Description:

Seeking an experienced Cost Accountant. Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC) would be helpful. This position will play a critical role in developing, maintaining, and improving our manufacturing costing, inventory valuation, financial reporting, and ERP processes.

The ideal candidate possesses exceptional analytical skills, a deep understanding of manufacturing accounting, and the ability to lead financial process improvements while becoming a key member of our leadership team.

Essential Responsibilities

Cost Accounting

• Maintain and improve the company's standard cost system.
• Analyze material, labor, and manufacturing overhead variances.
• Perform monthly inventory and manufacturing cost analysis.
• Review BOMs and routings to ensure costing accuracy.
• Analyze production efficiencies and manufacturing variances.
• Monitor inventory valuation and reconcile inventory accounts.
• Assist with physical inventories and cycle count programs.
• Develop profitability analysis by product line, customer, and manufacturing process.

Business Central

• Serve as the company's Business Central finance expert.
• Configure, maintain, and improve costing within Business Central.
• Analyze and troubleshoot inventory costing and posting issues.
• Maintain Manufacturing Posting Setup, Inventory Posting Groups, General Posting Setup, and Costing Methods.
• Assist with ERP process improvements and implementation of new functionality.
• Create reports, dashboards, and KPIs within Business Central.
• Train users on accounting and inventory processes.
• Work closely with operations, purchasing, production, and customer service to improve system efficiency.

Financial Reporting

• Assist with month-end and year-end closing.
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Analyze financial statements and manufacturing performance.
• Develop management reports and KPI dashboards.
• Support budgeting and forecasting.

Operational Leadership

• Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement.
• Develop internal controls for inventory and manufacturing.
• Partner with Purchasing, Operations, Sales, and Production.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
• Help establish best practices for a rapidly growing manufacturing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (BC).
• Strong understanding of:
  • Standard Cost Accounting
  • Manufacturing Accounting
  • Inventory Valuation
  • Variance Analysis
  • Bills of Material (BOMs)
  • Routings
  • Production Orders
  • General Ledger
  • Financial Reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Leadership Competencies

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• High integrity and professionalism
• Strong analytical thinking
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Leadership potential
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally
• Initiative and ownership
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

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