Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant Intangible Assets - 3.0 Milwaukee, WI Job Details Full-time $80,000 - $110,000 a year 19 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Dental insurance 401(k) Vision insurance 401(k) matching Life insurance Qualifications Accounting systems Cost accounting analysis Preparation of internal financial performance reports Standard costing Spreadsheets Cycle counting inventory management SOX Managing budgets in a finance role Job order costing Accounting Financial strategy recommendations Cost analysis report preparation Cost estimates Root cause analysis Analytical thinking Financial systems implementation Excel data analysis Full Job Description The Cost Accountant will report to the

Controller Duties, Tasks, Responsibilities:

Monitor all variance accounts, determine root cause, and take necessary and appropriate actions to correct, reporting variances as required. Supports the preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts by establishing schedules, collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial data. Calculate overhead allocations. Calculate direct personnel cost. Calculate machine and equipment rates. Provide support to ensure the accuracy of cost center allocations. Protects operations by keeping financial information and plans confidential. Reconcile bank accounts and various G/L accounts for month end closing. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Prepare any other necessary and appropriate reporting documentation as required. Willingness to share information but can differentiate when the need of confidentiality is required. Perform any task as assigned by Controller and other Senior Leadership. Ability to analyze large sets of data from various sources

Senior Cost Accountant Requirements:

3+ years "hands on" cost accounting experience required in a standard cost system environment. Experience with indented bill of materials and labor routings required. 3+ years of experience in cost accounting; standard costing; perpetual inventory system; cycle counts; material, labor, overhead and freight variance analyses related to cost and efficiency variances. Experience in job costing / project costing as well as product costing. Comfortable working with multiple IT systems. Implementation experience with an ERP system. Experience enhancing and maintaining standard costing methodologies within ERP systems. Experience using Epicor 10 is preferred but not required. Ability to gather and analyze detailed financial data resulting in recommendations to business leaders. Intermediate + Microsoft Excel skills and other related applications. Effective written and verbal communication skills required.

Job Type:

Full-time Pay:

$80,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Vision insurance

Experience:

Accounting:

4 years (Preferred)

Standard Costing:

3 years (Required)

Labor Routing:

5 years (Required)

Work Location:

In person