Senior Cost Accountant

Job Juncture; Mars (PA); Presencial; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Job Juncture seeks a Senior Cost Accountant to apply cost accounting knowledge in line with GAAP, informing management with accurate product cost information for decision making. The role covers AP, AR, and GL tasks and supports daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly analyses while focusing on cost accounting.

The ideal candidate will handle standard costing, monthly cost variances, and assist in budgeting, forecasting, and year-end audit preparations within a manufacturing context.

Qualificações

• Strong knowledge of cost accounting and GAAP.
• Experience in manufacturing cost analyses and standard costing.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain cost accounting for products and inventory valuation.
• Set standard costs for manufactured products.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, variances and absorption monthly.
• Process daily AP invoices with GL coding for cost savings.
• Process daily sales invoices (electronic).
• Process AR cash collections/applications daily.
• Prepare monthly GL reconciliations for accruals and prepaids.
• Assist monthly closing and journal entries.
• Assist budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Prepare data for year-end financial audit.

Conhecimentos

Cost accounting

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Financial analysis

Ferramentas

Excel

ERP systems

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.