Cost Accountant (SG 23)

Job Functions / Responsibilities

• Prepare timely, accurate, and meaningful reports, cost analyses, and cost factor recommendations.
• Ensure accurate cost standards are established and variances are properly recorded.
• Participate and support month-end closing and forecast activities.
• Prepare and analyze assigned cost accounting journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Provide key product cost data to top management on a monthly basis.
• Maintain product sales and cost of sales records.
• Analyze gross margins to ensure accurate product costing.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation and assist with periodic inventories.
• Provide pertinent financial/accounting data to production managers.
• Perform internal control reviews and Sarbanes Oxley reviews as assigned.
• Participate in team oriented continuous improvement projects.

Qualifications & Skills

• Degree in accounting required. CPA/Masters preferred
• 1+ years’ experience, preferably in a manufacturing or related environment
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel required
• SAP/ERP system experience preferred
• Well organized with strong attention to detail
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work with ambiguous tasks and handle multiple priorities and deadlines

Precise Job Functions

• Prepare timely, accurate, and meaningful reports, cost analyses, and cost factor recommendations.
• Ensure accurate cost standards are established and variances are properly recorded.
• Participate and support month-end closing and forecast activities.
• Prepare and analyze assigned cost accounting journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Provide key product cost data to top management on a monthly basis.
• Maintain product sales and cost of sales records.
• Analyze gross margins to ensure accurate product costing.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation and assist with periodic inventories.
• Provide pertinent financial/accounting data to production managers.
• Perform internal control reviews and Sarbanes Oxley reviews as assigned.
• Participate in team oriented continuous improvement projects.

Additional Job Board Information

• Benefits: Comprehensive benefits from the time of hire through retirement for vested employees and their families.
• Company Information: PACCAR is a Fortune 500 company established in 1905. PACCAR Inc is recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields with internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of high-quality light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates. PACCAR also designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines, provides financial services and information technology, and distributes truck parts related to its principal business.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: PACCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veteran / Disability.

General Description Of Any Other Compensation

• This position is also eligible for a holiday gift.
• This position offers relocation assistance benefits.

Additional Agency Information

• PACCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veteran / Disability.