Cost Accountant
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Job Summary
Position: Cost Accountant (Rotating Locations — Harriman, Rockleigh, Teterboro)
Type: Temp-to-Perm | On-site | Hours: 40/week
Job Summary
Reporting to the Cost Accounting Manager, the Cost Accountant will monitor and track costs tied to production routing, raw materials, and finished goods across multiple divisions. This role also maintains alcohol drawback records and files quarterly returns. The Cost Accountant partners closely with Production, Planning & Analysis, Demand Planning, and SAP teams, and will serve as the primary owner of the SAP Product Costing module.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and support the SAP Product Costing module.
- Maintain alcohol drawback records; file quarterly returns and prepare annual SDA reporting.
- Manage consignment inventory , including periodic physical inventories and audits.
- Ensure new materials are properly costed; monitor ongoing cost changes for all materials.
- Monitor production costs for “Citrus Center” campaigns (citrus oils and co-products).
- Review key manufacturing and inventory general ledger accounts.
- Develop and report on manufacturing KPIs, inventory usage, and expiring inventory.
- Analyze and report on key manufacturing costs (utilities, supplies, packaging, etc.).
- Prepare entries and reporting for:
- Inventory obsolescence reserves (monthly/quarterly)
- Lower of Cost or Market (LCM) adjustments (monthly/quarterly)
- Provide audit support for physical inventories.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance leadership, Supply Chain, Plant Managers, and other stakeholders.
- Interact with external auditors, internal audit partners, and outside consultants.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by Finance leadership.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (required)
Experience
- 3+ years of cost accounting experience, ideally within process manufacturing
- Hands-on experience with cost reporting and cross-functional collaboration
Skills / Competencies
- Strong working knowledge of SAP FI/CO , Product Costing , and Material Ledger (required)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (required); Microsoft Access is a plus
- Strong analytical, reasoning, and organizational/project management abilities
- Patient, team-oriented, resilient, solutions-focused; curious with a growth mindset
Vacancy posted 16 hours ago
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