Sr. Cost Accountant - Jacksonville, FL

Cost Accountant

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Cost Accountant to join their finance team. In this role, you will be responsible for tracking and analyzing the cost of production, evaluating manufacturing processes, and providing financial insights to ensure optimal cost control and efficiency across the organization. You will collaborate closely with other departments, such as production, operations, and supply chain, to help make informed business decisions and improve profitability.

Monthly Close Activities and Essential Functions :

• Establish and set standard costs for new products
• Responsible for year-end cost roll process (calculate revaluation impact, roll standard costs)
• Ensure inventory is accurately valued
• Track inventory levels, ensuring proper costing methods are applied to raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods
• Review purchase price variance on raw materials (PPV)
• Review production order variances (POV)
• Provide accurate and timely reporting of variances between actual and budgeted costs with explanations
• Prepare capitalization of manufacturing variances and freight by plants analysis
• Prepare consolidated inventory reporting
• Reconcile inventory records and assist with periodic physical inventory counts
• Ensure accurate and consistent application of cost accounting methods
• Track, monitor and analyze cost of goods sold (COGS), including raw materials, labor, and overhead costs
• Prepare detailed cost reports to support management in making strategic decisions

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