Job Description

COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER FOR A MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN NORTHWEST HOUSTON. Excellent opportunity to join an entrepreneurial team and to be the financial leader at a state of the art manufacturing plant. **Must have Manufacturing Cost Accounting experience.

COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• 3+ years’ manufacturing experience including standard cost accounting & fixed assets
• Experience JD Edwards a plus
• Must possess time management skills, be deadline and detail-oriented, and demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills

COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manufacturing Cost and Standard Cost Accounting experience required
• Responsible for month-end close accounting procedures
• Conducts monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance
• Maintains and balances subsidiary accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, reconciling transactions; maintains the general ledger as well as the Fixed Asset and Inventory sub-ledgers
• Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expense entries including amortizations, accruals for interest, payroll entries and allocations, depreciation and various write-offs
• Prepares accurate, timely financial statements; works closely with other accounting teams to reconcile intra-company purchases and sales
• Assists in preparation of monthly management report and accompanying schedules, worksheets and narratives, including “Budget vs. Actual” variance reports.
• Works with Purchasing and Inventory Control leads to verify all Purchase Orders and Work Orders ensuring accuracy of data
• Works closely with President and VP of division to provide on-time feedback related to costs of manufacturing
• Tracks manufacturing sales tax exemptions for purchases and files returns as necessary
• Analyzes financial statements for discrepancies and other issues
• Develops and implements operations and accounting procedures by analyzing current procedures and recommending changes; creates and maintains SOP documentation