Senior Cost Accountant-

Joseph Michaels International; Mars (PA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Joseph Michaels International is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant with strong manufacturing cost accounting skills and SAP experience. The role involves maintaining product cost data, standard costs, and various daily financial processes to support management decisions.

The ideal candidate will handle cost analyses, monthly closings, budgeting, forecasting, and data preparation for audits, ensuring accuracy and GAAP compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience with manufacturing cost accounting.
• Proficiency with SAP for cost and financial processes.
• Familiarity with GAAP and period-end close.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate cost accounting for products and inventory valuation.
• Set standard costs for manufactured products.
• Analyze monthly manufacturing costs, variances and absorption.
• Process AP invoices with GL coding and cost-saving review.
• Process sales invoices and AR cash collections.
• Monthly GL reconciliations for accruals and prepaids.
• Assist monthly closing and budgeting/forecasting.
• Prepare data for year-end financial audit and related duties.

Skills

Cost accounting

Manufacturing costs

Tools

SAP

Job description

Senior Cost Accountant-

Must have Manufacturing cost + SAP $95,000.00-$110,000.00

We are seeking a Senior Cost Accountant who will be responsible for applying strong cost accounting knowledge in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles to keep company management informed with accurate product cost information used in decision making. Additional responsibilities include routine Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and General Ledger functions and analyses performed on a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly basis.

The ideal candidate will be able to successfully perform a variety of accounting functions while specializing in cost accounting.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for maintaining accurate Cost Accounting for products, inventory valuation and cost analyses. Setting standard costs for manufactured products.


• Monthly analysis of manufacturing costs, variances, and absorption.


• Daily processing of Accounts Payable invoices including GL account coding, reviewing for cost savings, and filing electronically.


• Daily processing of Sales invoices (electronic).


• Daily processing of AR cash collections/applications.


• Monthly GL account reconciliations for accruals, prepaids, bank accounts, etc.


• Assist in the monthly closing function including journal entry preparation.


• Assist in the budgeting and forecasting process.


• Assist in preparing data for year-end financial audit.


• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.