Cost Accountant

Job Summary:

The incumbent in this job assists in the preparation of consolidated financial statements and other accounting statements and reports; assists in the preparation of management reports; and reviews and verifies the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications.

Major Responsibilities:

• Assists with or prepares monthly journal entries, consolidating entries and month-end analyses.
• As well as various exhibits and commentary required for reports issued to management, outside Directors, and government agencies.
• Coordinates preparation, proofreading, issuance, and filing of reports.
• Prepares and analyzes distribution and storage costs.
• Prepares Consolidated Inventory Reports and maintains files of supporting work papers.
• Works with Distribution Facilities personnel to ensure proper classification of costs.
• Prepares schedules of the purchased products and maintains files of supporting work papers.
• Prepares analyses of various account balances and maintains files of supporting work papers.
• Prepares written procedures on job responsibilities.
• Assists with special projects, year-end activities, and related duties.
• Prepares reconciliations of inventory.

Position Scope/Contribution:

• Contact with company locations occurs routinely.
• Candidates in this position use and know well the fundamental accounting concepts and practices.
• Under supervision, they apply established methods/procedures to perform work that is often varied and may be somewhat difficult.
• Instructions are detailed, but incumbents are expected to function more independently than entry-level accountants.

Internal Controls:

• Establishes and implements processes and procedures to meet departmental internal controls requirements.
• Ensures that established processes/procedures are followed as designed.
• Works with Internal Controls Department to identify deficiencies in existing processes/procedures, the need for new ones, and the extent to which such processes/procedures are being followed.
• Develop and implement corrective actions about department internal controls as necessary.

Qualifications:

• College degree in accounting.
• 0-4 years of accounting experience, CPA preferred.
• Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions.
• Ability to function effectively while meeting deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and administrative skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Windows environment and have an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Applications.
• Familiarity with SAP systems is a plus.