This role is not open for submissions from outside staffing agencies Senior Cost Accountant $80,000 - $90,000 / year WHO YOU ARE: A detail-oriented and organized professional with a knack for numbers and a passion for accuracy. Known for your reliability, you thrive in fast-paced environments where deadlines matter. You possess excellent time-management skills and are adept at juggling multiple priorities without losing focus.
Your strong interpersonal and communication skills make you an effective collaborator across departments. You approach challenges with a problem-solving mindset and are committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and confidentiality in handling financial data. Your strong analytical skills help to find discrepancies and suggest corrective actions for operational efficiency. WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING: Cost Analysis & Reporting: Prepare cost reports to analyze production costs, including labor, material, and overhead costs.
Track actual vs. standard costs to identify discrepancies and suggest corrective actions. Develop and maintain cost allocation methods and improve cost tracking processes. Inventory Management: Monitor and maintain inventory costs, ensuring accurate valuation of raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods. Analyze and account for movements of inventory with different SKUs/descriptions between entities on different production systems and their varying processes/controls over inventory quantities and valuations.
Conduct regular inventory audits and reconcile variances. Participate in the month end close for inventory including preparing limited number of journal entries. Budgeting & Forecasting: Prepare budgeting reports by collecting information and data points from carious departments within the organization. Provide cost-related insights to support budgeting processes, including cost reduction opportunities and resource allocation.
Cost Control & Optimization: Identify cost-saving opportunities through analysis and process improvements. Collaborate with production teams to ensure cost control and compliance with budget goals. Variance Analysis: Perform detailed variance analysis to determine causes of cost discrepancies and propose action plans. Provide insights into pricing, margin analysis, and profitability improvements. Internal Controls & Compliance: Ensure accurate cost accounting records and adherence to accounting standards.
Assist with audits and provide necessary documentation for internal and external reviews. Collaboration & Support: Work closely with stakeholders to support decision-making with accurate cost information. Discuss financial reports with stakeholders to ensure cost-effective operations. SKILLS YOU BRING: Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field required Minimum three-five (3-5) years of accounting/finance experience, with exposure to inventory, production variances, elements of cost of sales Strong quantitative analytical and problem-solving skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail Strong personal computer skills, including advanced proficiency with MS office software, particularly Excel (VLOOKUPS, sum-ifs, pivot tables, text-to-columns, etc.) Understanding of GAAP application Experience working with PE companies a plus Large ERP software exposure especially MS Dynamics AX experience a plus Experience with SQL a plus Why Trulite: Trulite offers the most comprehensive benefit coverage in the industry.
We give our employees immediate access to health, dental, vision and life insurance benefits , as well as provide short/long-term disability coverage to protect you financially if you should incur a non-occupational illness or accident. We are pleased to offer a comprehensive wellness initiative that includes access to a progressive financial training program. Stay with us for a year and your 401k employer match is 100% vested and immediately becomes part of your ever improving financial plan.
This is also true for those who select and contribute to their Health Savings Account . We match on both employee and family coverage to help cover out-of-pocket expenses and if unused continues to grow until needed. The employer match for your HSA, if you choose to participate, is also vested immediately at 100%, improving your financial health. Trulite bears most of the cost of your benefits. We structured these benefits because we care not only about your physical well-being but your financial health and welfare too.
Let us show you why Trulite values you as an employee and how we will help you achieve financial independence. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
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