Cost Accountant - Essentia Job at The Lauridsen Group
Through committed service and sustainable proteins solutions, Essentia is dedicated to building a better business for our customers. We do this by holding true to our values: Teamwork, Respect, Agility, Creativity and Knowledge. The Cost Accountant will partner with finance personnel to analyze and understand the impacts to the business of production and changes in costs. This position will also identify areas for process improvements while focusing on efficiency and value to management.
JOB DUTIES:
Costing
- Reconcile monthly inventory movements for raw material inventories.
- Complete and process requisitions and purchase orders for necessary plant expenses, entering information into INFOR software to ensure the highest level of accuracy and timeliness.
- Report on periodic variances and their causes, focusing on spending and production volume variances
- Provide valuable cost analysis to management focusing on cost reduction
- Lead the preparation of monthly results to senior management.
- Research, maintain, and periodically review cost allocation methodologies
- Optimize efficiency by streamlining and automating complex cost accounting processes
- Work closely with manufacturing leadership to establish and maintain a solid understanding of production operations, inventory and yield calculations
- Support, analyze, and assist in the preparation and review of the company’s annual operating budget.
- Collaborates with production staff to resolve discrepancies and develop an understanding of daily production yields.
- Supporting fixed asset capital spending and tracking requirements.
- Create & review monthly expense comparatives.
- Assist in helping to foster a culture of transparency between the plant and corporate offices.
- Generate various ad hoc reports as requested
- Represent plant finance on cross functional teams designed to improve operations and reduce costs
- Assist with month end duties to support the efficiency of the team
- Provide analytics and explanations of monthly results as required
- Assist with maintaining company processes and controls and performing accounting and financial analysis
- Ensure all financial and operational transactions for the location are accurately captured
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- General accounting knowledge and the ability to ensure fully functioning and accurate accounting processes
- General knowledge of accounting standards/procedures and cost accounting methodologies
- Ability to input and access a variety of operational and financial information
- Ability to research, compile, analyze and interpret data
- Intermediate to advanced Excel abilities, utilizing pivot tables, macros and MS queries.
- Knowledge of organizational methods and the ability to prioritize multiple work assignments simultaneously
- Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality related to all duties and responsibilities
- Ability to apply accounting formulas and/or perform mathematical calculations.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Ability to work with other related projects as requested by the manager
BASIC PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Approximate: _ Hour Day (may be longer during peak season
Key:
Occasional = 0% - 33%
Frequent = 34% - 66%
Continuous = 67% - 100%
N/A = Not Applicable
Standing - Occasional
Sitting - Continuous
Walking - Occasional
Bending/Kneeling/Crouching/Stooping - Occasional
Reaching Above Shoulder - Occasional
Climbing (stairs, ladders, etc.) - Occasional
Working on Heights:
Unprotected Heights - N/A
Protected Heights - N/A
Lifting Weights from 0 to 50 pounds - Frequent
Push/Pull/Maneuver Equipment/Products/Materials
Weighing from 0 to 50 pounds - Occasional
Being Around and/or Operating Moving Machinery/Equipment - Occasional
Operating a Vehicle (as a part of your job) - Occasional
Read/Monitor Gauges on Various Equipment/Machinery - N/A
Hand Movements:
Recording Data - Continuous
Operating Office Equipment - Continuous
Operating Computer - Continuous
Simple Grasping (right and left) - Frequent
Firm Grasping (right and left) - Frequent
Fine manipulating (right and left) - Frequent
Foot Movements to Operate Foot Controls - N/A
Good Vision, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Access
Required Information and to Perform Job Duties - Yes
Color Definition - Yes
Good Hearing, Corrected to Normal; or Ability to Communicate
and/or Understand Required Information and to Perform Job Duties - Yes
Ability to be Mobile throughout Required Work Areas - Yes
Office - Continuous
Multiple Locations - Occasional
Plant - Occasional
Equipment/Maintenance or Repair Area - Occasional
Rough Terrain - N/A
Other - N/A
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Management preferred
Experience:
Minimum of three years accounting experience required
Strong Excel skills required
Intermediate PowerPoint or similar presentation software experience
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