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Creative Financial Staffing

Senior Cost Accountant

Creative Financial Staffing, Chicago, IL, United States


Senior Cost Accountant

Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Analyze manufacturing costs to identify areas for improvement and cost-saving opportunities
  • Monitor and control inventory levels for accurate valuation
  • Update standard costs and ensure accuracy in the Bill of Materials
  • Prepare, analyze, and report monthly gross margin analysis by customer, revenue streams, and product lines
  • Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or service to determine effects on costs
  • Responsible for account reconciliation of physical inventories and cycle counts
  • Prepare periodic inventory reserves reconciliation, analyzing inventory for risk, and monitoring with support from internal stakeholders
  • Assist in month-end and year-end closing by preparing monthly journal entries, account reconciliations
  • Maintain pricing model and support pricing activities

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance and six years in manufacturing cost accounting experience is required
  • Proficiency in Excel, experience in manipulating large databases a plus
  • Solid understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory, and cost accounting
  • Understanding of GAAP as it applies to a manufacturing environment is required
  • Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
  • Extraordinary interpersonal skills to work in conjunction with other departments
  • Must be a team player who also works well independently

What Benefits Do We Offer?:

  • Generous and flexible paid time off including paid personal time off, caregiver, parental, and volunteer leave
  • Competitive and performance-based compensation packages and bonus plans
  • paid on a weekly basis
  • 401k and match
  • PTO
  • Sick time
  • Medical, dental and vision
  • Secured parking lot
  • Employee discounts
  • Promote within

INOCT2024