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Summary: The Cost Accountant / Manufacturing Cost Analyst is responsible
for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of manufacturing cost
records, analyzing production costs, and monitoring inventory accuracy.
This position plays an important role in supporting manufacturing
operations by providing accurate cost information, identifying
cost-saving opportunities, and ensuring the reliability of production
data.
The position also provides support to various accounting and
administrative functions, including production job entry, inventory
management, and processing of print and process changes.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other
duties may be assigned.
Costing
Regular and punctual attendance is required
Overtime hours may be required, if needed
Maintain and update the job cost system including calculating work
center rates
Compare standard costs to actual costs on jobs to identify
discrepancies and variances
Investigate cost variances and provide explanations
Review machine production scans and correct errors to ensure
accuracy
Enforce accurate scanning procedures
Identify opportunities to improve scanning/manufacturing data
capture
Create and maintain reports for users of manufacturing data
Identify opportunities to reduce costs
Review open jobs and close them, if possible
Other responsibilities:
Oversee weekly inventory/maintain accurate system inventory
Maintain integrity of finished goods inventory
Help make production jobs as needed
Assist in taking of annual inventory
Backup preparation of product shipment
certifications/documentation/labels
Assist in answering the phone
Process print/process changes
Competency
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the
following competencies:
Good communication skills with employees, customers and vendors
Excellent attention to detail
Highest accuracy
Works well in a team environment
Ability to organize
Ability to document unusual circumstances and follow up with plans
Able to raise questions in unusual circumstances
Good knowledge of accounting and general ledger
Excellent phone etiquette
Able to work with minimum supervision
Should be customer service driven
Professional appearance/business casual
Maintain confidentiality of information
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be
able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements
listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
Bachelor\'s degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university; or
related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of
education and experience.
Language Skills
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short
correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one to customers,
vendors and other employees of the organization.
Mathematical Skills
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure,
using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions
furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with
problems involving several concrete variables in standardized
situations.
Computer Skills
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of
information systems software, relational databases, and how to extractdata into electronic spreadsheets for analysis. Proficiency with
Microsoft Excel is necessary.
Other Qualifications
Able to maintain confidential information. Work well in a team
environment. Good time management skills.
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative
of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made
to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly
required to sit. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear.
The employe
