Jr. Cost Accountant

Summary

Financial support role for the manufacturing business at Prinova, supporting Solutions & Particle Technologies. This role works closely with the business unit Operations Leadership, Finance, and CI to improve operations and profitability. Role reports directly to the Cost Accounting Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis and completion of the Production Work Order from data collection to reporting
• Analyze and compare Production Work Orders Actual v. Standard
• Report on Work Order results and variances at completion, and approve for closing
• Partner with Operations to collect production data pertaining to each Work Order
• Validate routings with actual data and report on routing discrepancies
• Develop and maintain cost-related trend reports by work center group and product categories
• Report material usage variances and scrap for each work order
• Report on material price variances on PO’s and Receipts
• Reconcile the WIP account
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting or Finance from a 4-year college or university plus 2 to 3 years of related experience
• Cost Accounting experience, preferred
• Manufacturing environment experience, preferred
• JD Edwards or other ERP software experience, preferred
• Proficient in Excel and other report-generating software

Work Conditions & Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Ability to lift up to 10 lbs.
• Work environment is normally in an office setting. Must be able to make frequent rounds in a warehouse/production environment
• Ability to view a computer screen and type for extended hours
• Ability to sit and stand for extended periods of time
• Other physical requirements include moderate standing and occasional squatting, bending, and twisting
• Must be able to wear any required PPE such as scrubs, hair net, lab coat, and facemask
• Ability to work around a variety of different smells and aromas
• Ability to adjust work schedule as business needs require

Quality/Safety Responsibilities

• All Prinova employees are required to ensure compliance standards with food safety, food defense, and food quality (FDA, ILDPH, FSMA, and BRC).
• It is the responsibility of each employee to comply with occupational safety and health standards issued under OSHA and to follow all rules, regulations, and procedures established by the Company to ensure that their actions do not impact the health and safety of themselves or others.