Creative Financial Staffing
Cost Accountant
Creative Financial Staffing, Chicago, IL, United States
Our Client is looking for a talented Accountant with a strong manufacturing background. They are publicly traded and a leader in their industry. The ideal candidate is someone who is very technically sound and looking for an opportunity to make a strong business impact in their next role.
WHY TAKE THE COST ACCOUNTANT ROLE:
- Opportunity for career growth
- Company is growing, organically and through acquisitions, just had a large acquisition allowing them to launch in another arena in their market
- Process improvement-oriented role- make things better
- Top notch benefits
- Agile and nimble company that was able to adjust doing covid and grow the business
- Hybrid schedule: flexibility to work from home
Responsibilities:
- The Inventory & Cost Accountant monitors daily BOM transactions through the ERP system
- This person ensures the accuracy of bills of materials, inventory accounts, and excess/obsolescence reserve
- At year-end, this person leads the inventory physical count and revaluation processes
- Manage daily cost accounting transactions within a manufacturing environment and maintain ERP system data integrity
- Ensure all inventory transactions are accounted for accurately and timely in accordance with GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley internal control requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
- 3+ Years of Accounting experience (either in manufacturing, with manufacturing clients or a mix of both)
- Strong understanding of cost accounting systems and the BOM process