Cost Accountant

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain weekly, monthly, and quarterly pricing files, uploading information to ERP system, as necessary.
• Prepare daily and weekly production reports to include profit and loss statements, labor hour analysis, yields and cost savings progress against plan.
• Collect data and conduct analysis to develop costing profiles for new products to determine production viability and profitability.
• Participate in a variety of audits, including financial and inventory, by collecting required documentation, performing physical counts, and other activities as directed.
• Track the flow of inventory through the ERP system.
• Work with manufacturing to ensure cycle counts are accurate and reconciliations of staging areas are complete.
• Maintain and develop ERP system costing for customer products.
• Responsible for ensuring timely and accurate monthly closing.
• Prepare all standard month-end journal entries and review all costing runs, and work closely with corporate ERP system team to validate system data.
• Participate in the preparation of annual budgets and prepare ongoing monthly and year-to-date budget analysis for management review, analysis and decision making.
• Provide budget product cost review/analysis support.
• Produce various weekly/period/quarterly analysis and variance reports for Plant Management review.
• Demonstrate Lean thinking and participate in facility problem solving.
• Daily Finished goods monitoring, cases discrepancy reconciliation and process order confirmations.
• Aid in the preparation of presentations, reports, and memos utilizing full knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Review invoices for accuracy, prepare check requests or purchase orders manually or through financial system as appropriate; obtain approvals and ensure timely payment.
• Prepare month end general accruals and account reconciliations and perform a variety of other routine accounting tasks that support forecasting, budgeting, and internal control activities.

Experiences & Skills

• 3-5 years of experience in related field is preferred.
• Experience of manufacturing cost systems.
• Auditing in a Manufacturing Environment preferred.
• Excellent proficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite Products.
• Strong Excel experience including pivot tables preferred.
• Experience with Power BI or other data tool is a plus.
• Strong analytical and communication skills required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• Proficient knowledge of ERP systems (we use SAP and moving to SAP Hana).
• Proficient knowledge of cost accounting principles.
• Basic knowledge of financial analysis.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to be resourceful, demonstrate business acumen, creative thinking skills and be able to act as a decision maker.
• Maintain confidentiality of personnel and payroll information.

Compensation/Benefits

Offers are typically made between the minimum and midpoint of the range, based on skills, experience, and internal equity. In rare cases, highly qualified candidates may receive an offer above the midpoint; however, offers at the maximum of the range are not customary. Salaries will vary based on various factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, experience and performance. Base salary is one component of OSI’s overall total rewards package. Other components may include bonuses, special pay programs, comprehensive time off, 401k with match and a full suite of benefit offerings for you and your family.