Cost Accountant

Job Summary:

The cost accountant will collaborate with the distribution centers and manufacturing sites to collect and provide accurate costing information to support the executive team and heads of department when setting budgets and strategic goals for the organization. They will also “own” Starplast’s Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) ensuring correct reporting of costs throughout the month and month end reporting.

Duties/Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain the cost accounting system within the current ERP system (IQMS).
• Update and maintain standard costs for all products.
• Roll costs for all products on an as needed basis.
• Ensure sure all Bill of Materials (BOMs) are complete, accurate and correct.
• Audit BOMs on a regular basis to ensure all relevant costs are captured.
• Analyze production costs and prepare regular reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Post inventory transactions into the system.
• Analyze any changes to the BOMs to determine the effect on margins.
• Coordinate with inventory cycle count teams to ensure inventory accuracy.
• Run on-hand inventory reports and compare with the general ledger.
• Analyze and investigate any significant inventory variances, favorable or unfavorable.
• Coordinate with operations for period end cut-off and any inventory adjustments.
• Perform inventory reconciliations at period end; investigate variances.
• Analyze costs and recommend cost-saving strategies.
• Become heavily involved in month-end and year-end closing.
• Post journal entries as needed.
• Perform Balance sheet account reconciliations.

Ad Hoc Reporting

• Cost benefit analysis reports
• Make-or-Buy cost analysis
• Profitability analysis by product or by product group
• Inventory valuation and discrepancy reporting

Other

• Stand in for corporate controller as needed.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Developed interpersonal skills and the ability to build and improve trusting relationships
• Self-motivated and willing to take action with minimal management oversight
• Advanced in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint (Advanced Excel skills desired)
• Hands-on ERP experience required
• Ability to meet deadlines
• High attention to detail

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
• 3 years recent cost accountant experience

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

EEO Statement

Starplast USA, LLC prohibits discrimination based on the following protected categories: race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex/gender (including pregnancy), marital status, civil status, domestic partnership status, familial status, religion, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $72,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Physical setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Humble, TX 77338: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 3 years (Required)
• Cost accounting: 3 years (Required)
• ERP systems: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $65,000 - $72,000