Cost/Staff Accountant

Description

Key Responsibilities

Cost & Inventory Duties

• Oversee inventory accounting across production facilities, e-commerce, and warehouses.
• Perform cycle counts regularly to ensure inventory is maintained properly
• Assist with any physical inventory planned with the company.
• Maintain and improve standard costing models, product cost analyses, and landed cost calculations.
• Reconcile inventory, ensuring accuracy across all business units.
• Strengthen cost accounting for manufactured and processed goods, including yield and waste tracking.

  Daily Duties

• Work with the Finance team to enter/review Production Orders.
• Create Purchase Orders for inventory based on Sales Order Planning Reports.
• Review Inventory reports for items remaining on Delivery Vehicles from the prior day.
• Assist the Accounts Receivable/Sales team on items needed for Sales orders.

  Month-end process

• Assist in counting key inventory items and reviewing vs. the ERP system.
• Reviewing Inventory reports vs G/L balance for variances, including J/E preparations.
• Assist the Controller on any ad-hoc reporting or projects to improve efficiency
• Review Sales Reports for any Gross Profit anomalies.

Requirements

Systems, Processes & Technology

• Experience with Inventory Control in a manufacturing setting, SAGE ERP experience a PLUS, and Intermediate to advanced in Excel (proficient with Pivot tables, Vlookup, etc.)
• Proficient with other Office products, including Word, Outlook, and Access.
• Assist with future ERP implementation from SAGE.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and 5+ years of experience. Experience in cost accounting and general accounting in a manufacturing environment is required. 

Language Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication. Responds to questions and requests from managers, customers, and senior management promptly and accurately.