Cost Accountant - Selby Jennings
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- England,East of England,Hertfordshire
- Full Time, Permanent
- Competitive salary
Job Description:
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we are partnered with a lab automation product manufacturer looking to add Cost Accountant to the team out of Covina, CA. This is a highly visible role ideal for candidates with manufacturing accounting experience excited by the opportunity to partner with finance leaders to improve cost visibility and control.
Job Duties:
*Develop, maintain, and analyze standard costs for bills of materials and track actual unit costs across product lines
*Analyze manufacturing variances
*Work with group to understand product and SKU level gross margin.
*Perform monthly inventory valuation and reconciliation across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, including reconciliation of inventory records to the general ledger
*Partner with operations, manufacturing engineers, purchasing, and leadership to improve cost accuracy and margin visibility
*Prepare journal entries, schedules, and supporting analysis
*Support physical inventory counts and cycle counting programs; investigate discrepancies and drive corrective action to improve controls
*Identify process gaps and recommend solutions that improve costing accuracy, operational discipline, and management reporting
*Participate in annual budgeting, standard cost development, and periodic forecasts, providing inputs on production volumes, COGS, and operational expenses
*Support annual and periodic audits with respect to inventory
Requirements:
*Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; CPA or CMA preferred
*2+ years of progressive Cost or Inventory Accounting experience in a manufacturing business.
*Experience leading annual standard cost updates, supporting BOM, routing and costing master data, inventory provision calculations and inventory valuations.
*Understanding of GAAP, manufacturing accounting, and cost accounting principles
*Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
*Experience with an ERP system/QuickBooks a plus
*Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information to non-financial audiences
*Ability to work regularly on the production floor with operators, supervisors, and engineers
Benefits:
*401(k)
*Dental insurance
*Health insurance
*Life insurance
*Paid time off
*Vision insurance
we are partnered with a lab automation product manufacturer looking to add Cost Accountant to the team out of Covina, CA. This is a highly visible role ideal for candidates with manufacturing accounting experience excited by the opportunity to partner with finance leaders to improve cost visibility and control.
Job Duties:
*Develop, maintain, and analyze standard costs for bills of materials and track actual unit costs across product lines
*Analyze manufacturing variances
*Work with group to understand product and SKU level gross margin.
*Perform monthly inventory valuation and reconciliation across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods, including reconciliation of inventory records to the general ledger
*Partner with operations, manufacturing engineers, purchasing, and leadership to improve cost accuracy and margin visibility
*Prepare journal entries, schedules, and supporting analysis
*Support physical inventory counts and cycle counting programs; investigate discrepancies and drive corrective action to improve controls
*Identify process gaps and recommend solutions that improve costing accuracy, operational discipline, and management reporting
*Participate in annual budgeting, standard cost development, and periodic forecasts, providing inputs on production volumes, COGS, and operational expenses
*Support annual and periodic audits with respect to inventory
Requirements:
*Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; CPA or CMA preferred
*2+ years of progressive Cost or Inventory Accounting experience in a manufacturing business.
*Experience leading annual standard cost updates, supporting BOM, routing and costing master data, inventory provision calculations and inventory valuations.
*Understanding of GAAP, manufacturing accounting, and cost accounting principles
*Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
*Experience with an ERP system/QuickBooks a plus
*Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information to non-financial audiences
*Ability to work regularly on the production floor with operators, supervisors, and engineers
Benefits:
*401(k)
*Dental insurance
*Health insurance
*Life insurance
*Paid time off
*Vision insurance
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