Cost Accountant

About the role

AJR Enterprises, a UFP Technologies company, is a leader in developing and manufacturing single use safe patient handling systems; specializing in 'cut and sew' manufacturing services and advanced fabric technologies. Location: The position will be on-site full-time in St. Charles, IL.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares monthly financial reports, schedules, and journal entries related to inventory valuation, work-in-process (WIP), and capital projects (CIP).
• Maintains and reconcile inventory accounts, including inventory balances and production variance accounts.
• Analyzes and investigates manufacturing variances, including material, labor, overhead, productivity, and inventory variances.
• Calculates and maintains bills of materials (BOMs), unit product costs, and annual standard costs to support product costing and customer quotations.
• Maintains standard costing data and support updates resulting from engineering or manufacturing changes.
• Participates in physical inventory counts and cycle count programs, reviewing inventory adjustments and researching discrepancies.
• Maintains and strengthens internal controls related to inventory, production, shipping, and receiving activities.
• Provides support for quarterly and annual financial audits by preparing account reconciliations, supporting schedules, and requested documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of related experience in a manufacturing setting required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to work in a paperless environment.
• Understanding of and the ability to adhere to US GAAP.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with an ERP system. Working knowledge of Sage 100 ERP Accounting Software preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• Working knowledge of: Standard costing, Inventory accounting, Bills of Materials (BOMs), Manufacturing cost centers, Manufacturing variance analysis, Inventory control processes.