The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.

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:

á      Update standard costs for manufactured and purchased items as requested.

á      Reconcile Inventory & WIP accounts on a monthly basis.

á      Prepare adjusting Journal Entries for inventory and COGS on a monthly basis.

á      Review, investigate, and report on root cause of manufacturing variances in a timely manner and propose solutions.

á      Work with Cost Accounting Manger to report COGS schedules by product line in a timely basis.

á      Work with Cost Accounting Manager to report financial metrics relating to manufacturing.

á      Recommend cost reduction activities across product lines to help improve margin.

á      Develop sound understanding of how business decisions will impact cost of sales and inventory levels.

á      Assist with planned upgrade to ERP system.

á      Perform other account reconciliations as requested.

á      Assist with other special projects and reports as requested.

 

Requirements:

á      4 year degree in accounting or finance.

á      Minimum 3-5 years recent experience in cost accounting.

á      JDE cost accounting experience preferred; or other ERP system experience.

á      Detail oriented with analytical approach to problem solving.

á      Experience with writing queries and understanding database tables.

á      Team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

 

 

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F

 

Please send application to jobs@seattlelh.org or to:

 

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.

Attn.: Don Helsel

2501 S. Plum Street

Seattle, Washington 98144

 

Telephone:        (206) 436-2160

Fax:                    (206) 436-2244

TTY:                   (206) 324-1388

 

To download an application and for more information about employment at the Lighthouse visit our website: www.seattlelighthouse.org