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:
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Update
standard costs for manufactured and purchased items as requested.
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Reconcile
Inventory & WIP accounts on a monthly basis.
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Prepare
adjusting Journal Entries for inventory and COGS on a monthly basis.
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Review,
investigate, and report on root cause of manufacturing variances in a timely
manner and propose solutions.
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Work
with Cost Accounting Manger to report COGS schedules by product line in a
timely basis.
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Work
with Cost Accounting Manager to report financial metrics relating to
manufacturing.
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Recommend
cost reduction activities across product lines to help improve margin.
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Develop
sound understanding of how business decisions will impact cost of sales and
inventory levels.
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Assist
with planned upgrade to ERP system.
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Perform
other account reconciliations as requested.
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Assist
with other special projects and reports as requested.
Requirements:
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4 year degree in
accounting or finance.
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Minimum 3-5 years recent
experience in cost accounting.
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JDE cost accounting
experience preferred; or other ERP system experience.
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Detail oriented with
analytical approach to problem solving.
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Experience with writing
queries and understanding database tables.
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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