Cost Accountant

Work LocationManteca, CA

Position Purpose

Under limited supervision and acting on own initiative, the Cost Accountant, reporting to the Operations Finance Manager, specializes in accounting, planning, budgeting, and modeling activities for the manufacturing and costing of finished packaged goods and bulk wines. This position requires competence and specialized knowledge of products costing an related data management techniques within an ERP system for various financial activities such as product costing, bills of material, labor / overhead costing and allocation modeling, inventory movement and monthly variance accounting / analysis.

Essential Duties

• Develops and improves financial accounting and product costing processes that support effective / efficient production operations
• Prepares structured cost analysis for all items produced ensuring such data is prepared in a consistent and dependable manner using centralized data and a documented methodology
• Routinely adds value by providing updated costing information as part of business decision support
• Responsible for policy development and documentation for financial tools and costing methods
• Completes monthly closing activities related to production, costing, and cost accounting as determined by Operations Finance Manager
• Monitors and reviews financial-related information generated through the supply chain and production process identifying manufacturing variances, scrap rates, inventory adjustments and write-offs, changes in production orders, changes in bill of materials, etc. and ensures each are accounted for correctly and highlighting significant events for management attention
• Develops financial cost models as appropriate and works with the Innovation Committee to support the evaluation of new products, extensions, and assessment of profitability
• Supports ongoing product costing requirements for case goods and bulk wine
• Develops and maintains accurate costed Case Goods product costs using item-pack information and wine costs
• Develops annual cost estimates and final costs for grapes, juice, and wine by vintage, region, and winery location
• Produces summary reports related to production spending, costing, and cost accounting
• Assists in preparation of recommendations for policy, procedure, control, or action
• Supports other "project" analysis on a "demand" basis, particularly the as-needed requirements for new product case cost case cost analysis.
• Conducts, as required, assigned financial studies and surveys to collect, summarize, and analyze financial actions
• Additional duties may be assigned

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Certificates and Licenses

Work Standards

Follows all Company policies and procedures

Additional Comments

Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

California Pay Transparency Disclaimer : This is a Non-Exempt position. The pay range for this position is $24.51 to $38.38. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Actual placement within range will be contingent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, education, experience, internal equity and alignment with market data.

Delicato Family Wines offers its employees a generous and comprehensive benefits package. The core health insurance components include medical, dental and vision, where Delicato covers nearly the entire cost for employees and a large percentage for dependents. Additional health benefits include life, disability and flexible spending accounts. Other benefits include 401(k) with generous company match, discretionary profit sharing, paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, wine & merchandise discounts, tuition reimbursement, gym discounts & many more.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Services Agreement, we will not consider, or agree to, payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event that a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, we explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.

Delicato Family Wines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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