COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Our client is a well established equipment manufacturing company with a reputable publicly traded company located in the San Gabriel Valley area. They are seeking a progressive Cost Accounting Manager to join their Corporate Accounting team. This is a 100%/Fully Onsite role partnering with all departments including engineering, supply chain/operations, accounting/finance, purchasing, production, etc. A passion for process improvement walking the shop floor to understand the bottle necks and problem solve. 

Reporting directly to the CFO, the Cost Accounting Manager is responsible for all aspects of cost accounting activities related to manufacturing and service operations. Major responsibilities include analyzing, reconciling, and controlling inventory, cost of sales and product line margins. The position focuses on the continuous improvements of product profitability and new product development.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform monthly cost accounting close, including preparation of journal entries, reconciliation of sub ledgers to general ledger, account balance review, analysis and reconciliation, etc to support accurate and timely submission of financial statements.
• Perform all other cost accounting activities including product line margin analysis, inventory control, inventory valuation analysis, variance analysis, variance accrual, bill of material/BOM, etc.
• Annually update overhead rates using ABC system to analyze labor, material and allocation of overhead costs by product line.
• Review purchase price variance and other variances and update new standards as needed.
• Provide reporting and analysis for all manufacturing and service activities including, actual to budget system cost tracking/project costing, product line margin report, field service report, sales by month, inventory summary, inventory obsolescence, etc.
• Ability to extract, organize, analyze, and report data in a manner that is useful and relevant for making business decisions with the use of ERP and other reporting systems.
• Effectively collaborate with colleagues from all departments including sales, manufacturing, engineering, purchasing, field service and IT.
• Lead and execute process improvement and system implementation/upgrade projects.
• Perform JSOX annual update in the inventory and cost areas and obtain supporting documents to ensure compliance.
• Prepare audit schedules and supporting documents and analysis to the external auditors.
• Assist Sales with the annual List Price update process.
• Manage Fixed Assets. Perform monthly reconciliation and reporting for Fixed Assets. Coordinate annual Fixed Assets Inventory.
• Complete month end parent company reporting package for Inventory, COS and Fixed Assets.
• Perform other special projects as required.

CRITERIA/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or related field 
• 5+ years of progressive experience in standard cost accounting in a manufacturing environment preferrable discrete, components, equipment related
• Experience with JD Edwards and/or other similar ERP systems is a must.
• Experience working with large databases and advanced Excel is a must.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to collaborate with a multi-department team
• Strong communications and problem solving skills 
• A collaborative team player and ability to work independently