Strategic Manufacturing Cost Accountant

Conn Selmer, Inc; Monroe (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Conn Selmer, Inc. in Monroe, North Carolina, is seeking a Cost Accountant to provide cost accounting and financial support across manufacturing and distribution facilities.

The role covers cost maintenance, cycle count analysis, production order variance reviews, and month-end journal entries, with involvement in budgets and forecasts. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and at least two years in cost accounting within manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in accounting or equivalent experience.
• Two years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficient knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft Office Tools.
• MAPICS/Infor/AS400 and/or Dynamics 365 experience, though not required, is a plus.
• Analytical Skills - Ability to understand, analyze and communicate complex information to recipients with various levels of understanding.
• Problem Solving Skills - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner and gathers and analyzes information skillfully.
• Oral Communication Skills - Speaks clearly and persuasively in a positive or negative situation, demonstrates group presentation skills and is able to conduct a meeting.
• Judgment Skills - Displays willingness to make decisions, exhibits sound and accurate judgment and makes timely decisions.
• Planning and Organizational Skills - Prioritizes and plans work activities, uses time efficiently and develops realistic action plans.

Responsibilities

• Month End Journal Entries and Accruals for Manufacturing/Distribution Facilities
• Periodic Metrics and KPIs related to plant performance
• Cost rolls for new purchased products and existing products. (Including Annual Standard Revaluation)
• Accuracy of all Costs - Raw, WIP and FG
• Assist with BOM and Routing updates as needed for manufactured and imported product.
• Assist with Annual Budget and Period Forecasts
• Work with Engineering and Materials to develop accurate product structures facilitating Labor Reporting and Material Consumption as appropriate to support effective and efficient reporting
• Active Role to ensure all plant activities are properly reflected in monthly financial statements
• Cycle Count Variance Root Cause, Warehouse CC Audits with tracking of the quarterly audit results
• Physical Inventory Process and Analysis
• Perpetual to GL reconciliations each quarter
• Material, Labor and Overhead Variance Analysis
• Cycle Count audits and trend tracking of the quarterly audit results at Distribution Warehouse
• Communicate with all co-workers and company Stakeholders in a courteous and professional manner
• Respond to local and corporate management as assigned with accurate and timely work
• Conform to all safety rules and use all appropriate safety equipment
• Production order variance reviews in Dynamics prior to production end of production orders
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Oral Communication

Judgment

Planning & Organizing

Excel

Dynamics 365

MAPICS/Infor/AS400

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

MAPICS/Infor/AS400

Dynamics 365

Job description

Conn Selmer, Inc. in Monroe, North Carolina, is seeking a Cost Accountant to provide cost accounting and financial support across manufacturing and distribution facilities.

The role covers cost maintenance, cycle count analysis, production order variance reviews, and month-end journal entries, with involvement in budgets and forecasts. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and at least two years in cost accounting within manufacturing.