Manufacturing Cost Accountant: KPI & Variance Analysis

Conn Selmer, Inc.; Monroe, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Conn Selmer, Inc. seeks a Cost Accountant to provide cost accounting and financial support for all manufacturing and distribution facilities. You will handle cost maintenance, cycle counts, production order variance reviews and month-end journal entries.

Assist with other monthly, quarterly and annual accounting tasks. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and at least two years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, with strong Excel and ERP skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent.
• Two years cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with ERP systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Month End Journal Entries and Accruals for Manufacturing/Distribution Facilities
• Periodic Metrics and KPIs related to plant performance
• Cost rolls for new and existing products
• Accuracy of all Costs – Raw, WIP and FG
• Assist with BOM and Routing updates for manufactured and imported product
• Assist with Annual Budget and Period Forecasts
• Cycle Count Variance Root Cause and Warehouse audits
• Physical Inventory Process and Analysis
• Perpetual to GL reconciliations each quarter
• Material, Labor and Overhead Variance Analysis
• Communicate with coworkers and stakeholders professionally
• Conform to safety rules and use PPE as required
• Production order variance reviews in Dynamics
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Oral communication

Judgment

Planning & organization

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

MAPICS/Infor/AS400

Dynamics 365

Job description

Conn Selmer, Inc. seeks a Cost Accountant to provide cost accounting and financial support for all manufacturing and distribution facilities. You will handle cost maintenance, cycle counts, production order variance reviews and month-end journal entries.

Assist with other monthly, quarterly and annual accounting tasks. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and at least two years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, with strong Excel and ERP skills