Cost Accountant / Manufacturing Business Analyst

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cost accounting systems and procedures to ensure accurate tracking and reporting of production costs.
• Build and maintain accurate master data including product records, bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and cost structures.
• Provide input on financial requirements and cost accounting processes to ensure the ERP system is configured to meet company financial reporting and analysis needs.
• Analyze organizational data and assess rates of labor, depreciation and overhead to recommend policy amendments that will improve numbers.
• Create cost builds on new products.
• Conduct regular audits and reconciliations to verify the accuracy of financial data and ensure it aligns with production and procurement records and reflects accurately in reporting.
• Analyze any changes in goods or services provided in order to determine what effect it has on the cost.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and prepare regular reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Provide management with reports that specify and compare factors that affect prices and profitability of products or services.
• Assist in external audits and general ledger preparation.
• Conduct physical inventories and monitor the cycle count program (once implemented).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field (essential).
• Certified public accountant (CPA) license (preferred).
• 2-5 Years Of Cost Accounting Work Experience (essential).
• Strong understanding of ERP and accounting processes within a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting principles, inventory management, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, financial modeling).
• Strong understanding of financial statements.
• Ability to conduct detailed financial analysis and provide actionable insights.
• Experience in preparing budgets and forecasts.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly and effectively to various stakeholders.
• Excellent report-writing, communication, and IT skills.