Cost Analyst

• Direct financial and cost accounting support for entire facility
• Serve as liaison for Division finance functions/needs and administer finance policies
• Generation and review of daily, weekly, and monthly plant metrics, including labor, overhead, scrap and throughput variance analysis
• Month-end close responsibilities in the areas of labor entries and accruals, inventory reconciliations, material COS, overhead analysis, and transfer pricing. Ensure all accounting conforms with GAAP and company policy
• Actively seek to improve systems which support financial closing, analyses, and needs of other departments
• Provide support and guidance on development of plant product costs, annual operating plan, and periodic forecasts
• Review and tracking of plant productivity projects coordinating with plant personnel on optimizing results
• Inventory control in the WIP areas and providing support for physical inventories and perpetual transactions
• Support development of plant capital budgets and development of individual capital authorization requests (coordinating with plant management)
• Support building operations on inventory accuracy
• Ad-hoc projects and analysis

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Purchasing, and/or Accounting or Finance
• Five years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Minimum 1-2 years supervisory experience in a cost accounting position
• Ability to build a strong team – and contribute to the growth and development and others
• Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office, Access, and standard cost / inventory systems
• Must possess a sense of urgency and have a great work ethic
• Strong project management experience
• Ability to interact with all levels of associates and work in a team environment
• Good planning and organizational skills combined with good written and oral communication skills
• Must be dependable and trustworthy
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision