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The Senior Cost Inventory Accountant is responsible for a variety of inventory and accounting tasks to ensure accurate financial records, while building stakeholder relationships. The incumbent leverages strong, detail oriented analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to recognize and understand the cross functional impact of transactions.
Key Responsibilities
· Track and monitor inventory movement, capitalization, and reserves (including excess and obsolete inventory), and variances to expected costs.
· Reconcile monthly general ledger to perpetual inventory, work in process, and finished goods inventory subledger valuations.
· Ensure the overall accuracy and integrity of bills of material, including changes in the manufacturing processes for existing products and creation of bills of material for new products.
· Proactively identify omissions and errors in cost information.
· Partner with Finance and Operations teams to determine the appropriate cost of goods sold for products, and to drive process improvement and cost reductions.
· Develop, analyze and maintain expected costs for all products.
· Establish, maintain and update effective manufacturing cost allocation and cost classification models with the Finance and Operations departments.
· Manage the physical inventory and cycle counts and ensure internal controls are functioning as designed.
· Assist with forecasting process related to cost of goods sold and gross margin.
· Complete cost accounting for month end close: post journal entries, prepare account reconciliations, inventory flux analysis and reporting, and analyze labor and overhead allocation.
· Develop cost estimates for potential new products and projects in conjunction with the Finance, Purchasing and Operations Teams.
· Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
· Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting
· 5 years of progressively responsible experience in an inventory or cost accountant function
Preferred Qualifications
3 years of professional work experience working:
· analyzing cost related data and models
· Advanced Microsoft Excel experience
· Demonstrated history of successfully managing multiple concurrent initiatives, maintaining one’s own workflow amidst competing priorities, and meeting project deadlines
· Demonstrated organization and attention to detail
· Strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication, collaboration, and problem solving
· Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure while maintaining a professional demeanor
Seniority level: Associate
· Employment type; Full-time
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