Cost Accountant

Job Title: Coordinator, Cost Accounting & GL

Location: Anaheim, CA | Onsite

Employment Type: Full Time

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8-hour shift

Compensation: $43.25 per hour

Company Overview:

A well-established global organization operating within a fast-paced, multi-product manufacturing environment. The company is committed to operational excellence, financial accuracy, and cross-functional collaboration across its North American operations.

Job Summary:

The Coordinator, Cost Accounting & GL supports cost and inventory accounting activities across assigned product lines within a complex manufacturing and distribution environment. This role is responsible for account reconciliations, month-end close support, financial reporting schedules, and cross-functional accounting activities involving inventory, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and pricing data. The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with large data sets within SAP and Excel-driven financial environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Account Reconciliation & Cost Analysis

• Reconcile activities between SAP, source system reports, and supporting schedules for assigned product lines
• Analyze and reconcile inventory purchases, accounts payable, inventory relief, cost of sales, liabilities, sales activity, and accounts receivable
• Research discrepancies and prepare adjusting journal entries as needed
• Ensure financial accuracy and consistency across multiple reporting systems

Month-End Close & Financial Reporting

• Prepare month-end close schedules and supporting reports
• Maintain inventory roll-forward schedules and related accounting documentation
• Prepare recurring monthly journal entries
• Support financial audits, tax return preparation, J-SOX reporting, and other compliance-related reporting requirements
• Assist with gathering and organizing supporting financial documentation

Cross-Functional Accounting Support

• Support other accounting functions including fixed assets, accounts receivable, and license payment processing
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve accounting and reporting issues
• Provide accounting support across multiple functional areas as business needs require

Price Table Maintenance

• Maintain FOB and additional cost databases for assigned business units
• Update pricing tables accurately and timely
• Investigate and resolve pricing discrepancies
• Coordinate closely with operational and business teams regarding pricing updates and changes

Additional Responsibilities

• Support ad hoc reporting requests and accounting projects
• Assist with process improvements and operational accounting support activities as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Accounting or related field
• Minimum of 2 years of cost accounting or progressive accounting analysis experience within a fast-paced, multi-product environment
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP principles
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and Word skills
• Experience working with SAP and Excel-based financial applications
• Ability to extract, analyze, reconcile, and manipulate large data sets
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work at both detailed and high-level analytical perspectives

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• Primarily sedentary office environment
• Frequent computer-based work and data analysis
• Occasional reaching, stooping, and lifting of office files or records up to 5 pounds