Senior Cost Accountant POST NUMBER: 423258
This position will require travel up to 30%
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Determine, manage and maintain standard costs (including Material, Freight In, Labor & Overhead) for all manufactured items
- Determine, manage and maintain standard costs (including purchase price, freight, and customs/duties) for all purchased items
- Maintain all manufacturing workflows and BOMs; update as required when operating processes change
- Reconcile variances to standards at least monthly
- Identify drivers of material, freight, labor, and/or overhead variances
- Recommend profitability improvements and/or corrections required
- Manage inventory costing and process controls
- Develop and test inventory controls
- Reconcile perpetual inventory balances to trial balance monthly
- Review and approve inventory adjustments including because of physical / cycle counts
- Collect, analyze, and interrupt operational data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement
- Review and partner with the operational leadership in the factories to resolve and proactively minimize work order variances; implement processes to ensure earned hours are appropriately recorded on work orders
- Participate in the month-end close process book monthly entries and publish monthly operating and cost reports
- Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts
- Ensure compliance with accounting policies, principles, regulatory requirements, and corporate controls
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Required Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting
- CPA / CMA designation or working towards CPA / CMA certification preferred
- 5 years of experience in cost accounting in a manufacturing environment
- Strong understanding of GAAP principles and financial reporting
Essential Skills & Knowledge
- Knowledge of NetSuite, Sage, and/or Visual a strong plus
- Expert proficiency in Excel
- Excellent proficiency in other Microsoft Suite programs including Power BI
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Solid interpersonal skills with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business partner relationships at all levels of the organization
- Strong team work and project management skills combined with ability to work as part of a cross functional team; company has a matrix structure where working across countries and functions is a part of reality
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.