Manufacturing Cost Accountant

AIDA-America; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AIDA-America in Dayton, OH, is seeking a GENERAL ACCOUNTANT to support cost accounting for manufacturing projects and inventory valuation. This full-time role focuses on accurate estimation, project closings, and financial reporting in alignment with AE GARM rules.

The candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, 5 years of manufacturing accounting experience, and strong knowledge of GAAP, MRP systems, and Excel.

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of general and manufacturing accounting experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
• In depth knowledge of MRP and integrated business systems is required.
• Three (3) years in-depth knowledge of spreadsheets, databases and word processing programs.
• Knowledge of foreign currency for inventory valuation and forward contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manages a database of manufacturing inventory for valuation purposes.
• Performs monthly project and service closings for Income Statement presentation including percentage of completion postings.
• Valuation of projects for Balance Sheet presentation.
• Manage month-end manufacturing inventory cutoffs, reconciliation and reporting.
• Apply AE GARM rules for inventory obsolescence to presses and inventory.
• Periodically review offsite inventory for compliance with control procedures.
• Oversee year-end inventory count and assist with annual audit of service parts.
• Monitor inventories, installation costs, distributor commissions and warranty activity; prepare monthly reserve analysis.
• Manage warranty costs to determine trends by plant and product type.
• Analyze product line margins and variance from budget; support data analysis with Manufacturing, Engineering, Production Control, and Purchasing.
• Collaborate with Sales Administration for project cost estimates and published pricing for quotes.
• Produce and publish monthly Backlog Forecast.
• Report significant forecast-to-actual variances for in-process and completed projects to management.
• Work with external auditors on project costing, inventory valuation, obsolescence, and revenue recognition.
• Forecast and analyze labor and overhead rates used in production.
• Track bookings versus budgeted forecasts for After Market Solutions; investigate variances with Project Manager.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

MRP systems

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

MRP systems

Excel

Databases

Word processing

Job description

AIDA-America in Dayton, OH, is seeking a GENERAL ACCOUNTANT to support cost accounting for manufacturing projects and inventory valuation. This full-time role focuses on accurate estimation, project closings, and financial reporting in alignment with AE GARM rules.

The candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, 5 years of manufacturing accounting experience, and strong knowledge of GAAP, MRP systems, and Excel.