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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

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Cost Accountant / Manufacturing Cost Analyst