Cost Accountant

Leading Manufacturer HQ'd in Chicago. Founded in 1941, the company is a vertically integrated, global organization with extensive mineral reserves, innovative product development, efficient manufacturing operations, and effective sales and marketing strategies.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Opportunities for advancement
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Essential Functions:

• Assist in budgeting, development of annual product standard cost, and accurate application of standard cost at each production facility.
• Perform review of actual manufacturing costs against standard costs that ensures standard cost accuracy.
• Investigate production variances, recommend, and implement solutions to eliminate recurring variances at each production facility.
• Assist in new product standard cost development.
• Review bill of materials and routing set up, the impact on standard costs and recommend enhancements by collaborating with cross-functional

teams.

• Review and improve cost allocation methodologies that promote consistency and accuracy across the company.
• Maintain costing accounting policies, procedures, and controls to ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards and regulations.
• Cost accounting representative in cross functional team that ensures accurate product setup and maintenance.
• Participate in quarterly/annual physical inventories of raw material, finished goods and reconciliation.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• 2-4 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment and/or public accounting
• Experience working with ERP systems (JDE experience desired)
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to work with complex costing.
• CPA desired