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Senior Cost Accountant

Tecomet

The Sr. Cost Accountant position is responsible for providing insight into manufacturing variances, overhead expenses, and inventory. The Sr. Cost Accountant identifies process improvements, cost-saving opportunities, and growth projections. They work closely with engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing personnel to resolve variances and inefficiencies.

  • Review and analyze standard and actual costs for manufacturing variances and prepare reports
  • Liaise with the production teams on a regular basis, reviewing significant job cost variances for root cause identification, and ultimately counter measure actions
  • Providing financial support for cost improvement projects, tracking and reporting
  • Analyze purchase price variance, preparing reports for Supply Chain with improvement opportunity recommendation
  • Partner with the quoting team, participating in special projects, product cost and profitability analysis, and in the preparation of quote packages as necessary
  • Provide margin analysis reviews on newly introduced products, highlighting actual vs. quoted margin gaps
  • Prepare reports comparing actual vs budgeted operational costs and track any reduction actions
  • Analyze inventory trends and future projections to assist in reducing balance sheet risk
  • Maintain productivity reporting and collaborate with Operations on errors and inefficiencies
  • Work on special projects as required
Qualification Requirements
Credentials/Experience
  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or similar and three (3) to five (5) years in manufacturing cost accounting experience is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Proficiency in Excel, experience in manipulating large databases a plus
  • Significant hands-on experience using an integrated ERP system
  • Solid understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory and cost accounting
  • Understanding of U.S. 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.
  • Must be able to analyze data, draw conclusions, interpret results, and make recommendations.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be required to stand. The employee could frequently be required to walk; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee could be required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee could occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds.Specific vision abilities required by the job could include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Travel Requirements

N/A

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Tecomet is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, genetic information, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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