Cost Accountant

About the role

Emerge is recruiting for a Cost Accounting position in Morristown, TN for a growing manufacturer of quality machined products for the aerospace and industrial sector.

Responsibilities

• Calculate department overhead rates
• Calculate actual and standard costs (direct material, direct labor, and overhead)
• Analyze cost variances and work with operations to recommend standard cost changes to Plant Manager, Controller, and leadership
• Analyze direct material cost changes (raw materials, outside services, WIP) and update ERP accordingly
• Report on actual business unit profitability and absorption
• Update LIFO department rates
• Perform month end close in local ERP system "OCHMS"
• Analyze all cost movements in "OCHMS" including revaluations, physical inventory adjustments, and inventory movements
• Maintain "OCHMS" Lot Trace security and perform quarterly reviews
• Perform annual BPO review of the BIA score
• Work with Application Specialists (Lot Trace, Cost, and EDW)
• Maintain internal controls—specifically in inventory and segregation of duties within ERP
• Aid in physical inventories
• Create, review, and approve activity instructions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (required)
• CPA, CMA, or progress toward certification (preferred)
• Minimum three (3) years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Standard cost updates, variance analysis, and inventory accounting
• Month-end close processes
• Supporting or owning modules in an ERP system (preferably manufacturing-focused)
• Internal controls, segregation of duties, and audit support
• Lot traceability or regulated manufacturing environments (preferred)
• Ability to become the Business Process Owner (BPO) for cost, inventory, and lot trace modules in a manufacturing ERP system

Pay

$80,000 - $85,000 based on experience

Benefits

Exceptional benefits including medical/dental/vision available on day one and a very generous 401(k) match.