Cost Accountant 11-13847603The Cost Accountant will handle day-to-day responsibilities related to the production of cost reporting, maintaining standard costs, and preparing job cost analysis for the manufacturing operation.
This position is located in Chicago and will report to the Accounting Manager.
Responsibilities: Coordinate, organize, and direct monthly and annual physical inventoryProcess monthly cost journal entriesAnalysis of the general ledger inventory accounts Analyze monthly raw material variance, job production costs, and sales marginsMaintain controls over daily production and inventory reportingDevelop reporting tools to measure production efficiencies and participate in the establishment of business improvement targets Update and develop standards within ERP system in order to measure planned vs. actual job cost reporting Assist ERP manager to implement system improvements Assist with process inventory reporting through bar coding and other system tools Requirements: Bachelors Degree in AccountingCPA preferred 2 – 5 years work experience in cost accounting Experience in a manufacturing environment requiredPrinting industry experience is a definite plusSyteline experience is a plusProficient in Excel, Word, and AccessDatabase programming experience a plusMust be able to work independently with cross-functional departments in order to establish goals and process improvements as neededStrong organizational skills are required as well as the capability to multitask efficiently Excellent verbal and written communication skills are necessary For immediate consideration, please email your resume as a Word document to monster11 [at] jacksonwabash [dot] com ! Relevant Keywords: Accountant, Analyst, Bookkeeper, Controller, Collections, Financial, Accounting, expenditures, accounts payable, accounts receivable, ledger, CPA, CPA., AP, AR, A/P, A/R, certified public accountant, reconciliations, journal entries, AP/AR Manager, AP/AR Supervisor, Staff AccountantFinancial, accounting, expenditures, certified public accountantAudit, GAAS, GAAP, CIA, CPA, finance, liabilities, compliance, non complianceManager, manage, supervisor, bank, banking, business systems analyst, financial analyst, analyze, analysis, analyst, process analyst, business process analyst, chief financial officer, executive, finance, Credit Analyst, credit, profit, loss, P&L, loan, treasury, analyst, investment
Cost Accountant Job in Chicago 60604, Illinois US