Accounting Supervisor

This position will require access to ITAR and/or EAR controlled technical data, technology or source code, and requires that all individuals in this role be authorized to access such information

Position Summary

The Accounting Supervisor reports to the Controller. The Accounting Supervisor is responsible for cost accounting, inventory control and valuation, manufacturing software product flow control and various accounting functions. The position requires strong analytical skills and a high level of attention to detail. The Accounting Supervisor interacts with people in all levels of the organization; therefore, excellent communication skills are also required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage inventory control and valuation
• Manage product flow control in the manufacturing software system
• Prepare and analyze cost reports and complete cost accounting functions
• Promote usage of manufacturing software system as it relates to inventory control
• Prepare various federal, state, and local annual report filings

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job responsibility 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.

Minimum Job Requirements and Skills:

• Preferred three years' experience in the following areas:
• Job cost reporting
• Cost accounting for a manufacturing company
• Inventory control and valuation procedures
• Manufacturing product flow software systems
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Excel

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or equivalent experience

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor

Specific Tasks and Focus Areas:

• Manage inventory control and valuation
• Daily, process all Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) dispositioned as scrap
  • Annually, update the labor and material rates in the manufacturing software system
  • Annually, prepare raw material suggested standard cost changes for Supply Chain review, and make necessary changes in manufacturing software system
• Develop relationships with Supervisors, Leads and Operators in various departments to know issues regarding physical inventory usage, reporting and work order processing
  • For new or changed inventory items, roll standard costs for work in process and finished goods in manufacturing software system according to BOM/Routing build
• Transfer all made to order Internal Work Order Requisition into available inventory after receipt of packing slip
• Maintain inventory FIFO continuity
  • Implement and maintain cycle count codes and count frequencies for raw material, work in process, finished goods, and customer furnished/advance funded material
• Ensure non-back flushed and shop supply items are coded correctly in manufacturing software system
• Train personnel in performing inventory counts and identification of types of inventory
  • Work in process via Assembly Track
  • Component inventory, finished goods, raw material and customer furnished /advance funded material
• Create and implement alternative counting methods that improve count accuracy and efficiency including methods such as weigh counting, standard piece weight and standardized tables
  • Coordinate plant wide physical inventory count activities
• Roll costs monthly and update Excel cost sheets and manufacturing software system percentage of completion
• At month end, distribute negative inventory report to Supervisors for correction
• Audit physical inventory counts and make necessary corrections
• Review data entry of physical counts
• Review general ledger accounts for inventory and month end accruals
• Review tooling accruals for completeness
• Calculate and record raw materials, work in process, and finished goods in general ledger
  • Respond to monthly internal audit questions
  • Respond to annual audit question from external CPA firm
• At month end, distribute production reporting error report to Supervisors for correction
• Monthly, analyze and reconcile material usage
• Coordinate and manage annual Obsolete Inventory Review
• Manage product flow control in the manufacturing software system
• Train production personnel on production reporting
• NCR form training with production managers and personnel
• Production training with IT
• Training for Interdepartmental transfers
• Training with cycle counting/organization for managers and personnel
• Ensure all negative reporting issues are cleared and reported correctly
• Provide additional (re)training as required to production
• Prepare and analyze cost reports and complete cost accounting functions
  • Prepare weekly and monthly job cost reports on in-progress programs
  • Prepare job close out reports as needed
  • Prepare miscellaneous cost reports as needed
  • Attend weekly production and NCR meetings
  • Monitor items on receiving hold
  • Prepare monthly scrap report
  • Prepare program scrap analysis as requested and item specific scrap for quoting process
  • Advise Director of Sales and production managers of sales price deficiencies
• Ensure that the labor collection system is operating efficiently
• Schedule labor collection initiatives
• Promote usage of manufacturing software system as it relates to inventory control
• Work with manufacturing software system technical report writers in creating various data reports
  • Prepare various federal, state, and local annual report filings
    • Prepare and file annual property tax reports
    • Prepare and file various annual U.S. Government manufacturing reports
• Compile annual research and development costs expended for tax credit filing

Traits and Characteristics:

• Takes responsibility for completed one's own work assignments within given time frames
• Accepts constructive feedback and learns from one's mistakes
• Provides suggestions and/or takes actions that result in improved work processes, communications, or task performance
• Participates in relevant training and professional development programs and applies knowledge, skills, abilities to ones work
• Takes responsibility for accomplishing work goals within accepted timeframes
• Contributes to an environment that supports and accommodates diverse people and ideas
• Interacts respectfully and cooperatively with others

"AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disable"

R.E. Darling Co., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration of employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as protected veteran, among other things, or status as qualified individual with disability.

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