Job Announcement

Title:  Cost Accountant
Location: Seattle, Washington
Dept.:  Accounting
Reports to:  Cost Accounting Manager
Hours: Full Time M/F

Summary:

Coordinate and perform activities required to accurately maintain inventory and cost of sales. Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of product costs, reconciliation of inventory related accounts on a monthly basis, analyze and report on root cause of manufacturing variances.

Responsibilities:

• Update standard costs for manufactured and purchased items as requested.
• Reconcile Inventory & WIP accounts on a monthly basis.
• Prepare adjusting Journal Entries for inventory and COGS on a monthly basis.
• Review, investigate, and report on root cause of manufacturing variances in a timely manner and propose solutions.
• Work with Cost Accounting Manger to report COGS schedules by product line in a timely basis.
• Work with Cost Accounting Manager to report financial metrics relating to manufacturing.
• Recommend cost reduction activities across product lines to help improve margin.
• Develop sound understanding of how business decisions will impact cost of sales and inventory levels.
• Assist with planned upgrade to ERP system.
• Perform other account reconciliations as requested.
• Assist with other special projects and reports as requested.

 Requirements:

• 4 year degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum 3-5 years recent experience in cost accounting.
• JDE cost accounting experience preferred; or other ERP system experience.
• Detail oriented with analytical approach to problem solving.
• Experience with writing queries and understanding database tables.
• Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F

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