Manufacturing Cost Accountant

Manufacturing Accountant

In this role, you will be responsible to ensure the company financial records are accurate and updated. Your ultimate responsibility is to provide valuable insights to reduce costs and increase profits at all levels.

The Manufacturing Accountant responsibilities will include, but not be limited to :

• Prepare budgets and forecast financials.
• Develop cost-control strategies and tactics.
• Monitor expenses at all steps of the manufacturing process.
• Recommend standard costs of manufactured goods.
• Recommend sales prices that will include appropriate margins to meet company objectives.
• Record and analyze business expenses.
• Determine, track and report upon all expenses incurred during production.
• Track, report and manage labor needs.
• Track and report purchase of ingredients and packaging.
• Track and report sales.
• Post activities to General Ledger (GL).
• Purchase Order (PO) matching on received goods.
• Track and report freight costs, making recommendations to minimize costs.
• Accounts payable functions.
• Accounts receivable and collections functions.
• Document, submit and validate inventory levels.
• Examine, analyze and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements.
• Make recommendations and follow through on cost efficiencies.
• Create and audit financial statements.
• Control costs and implement efficiencies where possible.
• Investigate discrepancies.
• Perform month-end close activities including, but not limited to journal entries and reconciliations.

Preferred skills and qualifications :