JOB SUMMARY: Directs day to day department cost accounting functions to provide timely and accurate information on costing, pricing, reporting, and resource allocation, ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.
ResponsibilitiesESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Monitors and analyzes department financial accounts, making period-end journal entries and reconciling overhead expenses to ensure accuracy and cost effectiveness, in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles. (20%)
Compiles, monitors, and analyzes cost changes and related reports (quarterly pricing, pricing schedules, cost savings projects) in products, raw materials, overhead, manufacturing methods, and wages to facilitate pricing decisions. (20%)
Collaborates with liquid products operations to ensure continuity and clarify of financial information and performance and to facilitate financial analysis. (20%)
Supervises assigned staff to ensure performance of timely, accurate, and thorough cost accounting functions in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, to maintain computerized inventory systems, and to ensure timely and accurate order processing (10%)
Oversees operations and maintenance of computerized standard cost and inventory systems to ensure availability of accurate and timely information. (10%)
Conducts the budget process, collaborating with operations to establish overhead expense targets, labor standards, yield standards, and usage standards, and verifying that expenses and standards are reconciled and followed during the year. (10%)
Participates in the capital budget process, ensuring that capital projects are appropriately budgeted in compliance with GSF policies and procedures. (5%)
Evaluates special projects and feasibility studies (new products, customers, methods or services) to determine impact on costs and revenues. (5%)
Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary.
LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
N/A
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
Productivity/quality standards: accuracy, timeliness, and thoroughness
Productivity/quality standards: responsiveness and reliability
Employee development
Systems knowledge
Project/assignment management
Organization and attention to detail
Teamwork within the department and across departments
Customer satisfaction
QualificationsMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education and experience equivalent to:
Education/Certification:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Cost Accounting from an accredited college or university.
Experience:
3 to 6 years of related work experience in cost accounting and computerized inventory systems in a manufacturing environment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of (B/basic; J/journey; E/expert):
Generally accepted accounting principles (E)Cost accounting (E)Budgetary concepts and techniques (E)Pricing concepts and techniques (E)Inventory control concepts and techniques (J)Relevant department concepts, procedures, and regulations (J)AS400 computing environment (J)PC word-processing/spreadsheet software applications (J)Project/assignment management techniques and procedures (B)Skill and ability to:
Read and process written information with a high degree of accuracyInterpret accounting problems and identify appropriate solutionsInterpret systems problems and identify appropriate solutionsCommunicate and coordinate effectively with internal and external customers verbally and in writingPrepare a variety of administrative and technical documents and reportsWork effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer serviceAct in accordance with GSF’s Values and Creed Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareEmail this job to a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed Application FAQsSoftware Powered by iCIMS
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