King & Prince Seafood Hiring for Cost Accountant Job at Brunswick, GA Full Time

General Summary

The Cost Accountant provides financial support to manage and control manufacturing costs by collecting, analyzing, tracking and reporting direct and indirect costs. As the key liaison between operations and finance, this position is responsible for cost accounting, financial analysis, assisting in development and maintenance of product standards(BOMs), maintenance of inventory standards, labor efficiency reporting and assisting in month end closing.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Contributes to a positive and proactive safety culture. Ensures full compliance with all applicable company and regulatory environmental, health and safety requirements.
• Promotes, supports and ensures compliance with all food safety and quality practices, policies, and initiatives
• Plan, organize and direct all activities of the cost accounting with 50% of the time on the production/plant floor.
• Responsible for the all standard cost changes and product structures including seafood costs, dry material standards, labor and overhead costs. Ensure proper approvals are obtained on all changes to standards in the system. Additionally, review and analyze the history of new and existing products and make recommendations for standard changes.
• Support the monthly closing process by compiling and preparing monthly reconciliations of production management and inventory modules and preparing journal entries as required to correctly state inventory valuations and cost variances.
• Proactive analysis of variances and communication of issues and opportunities to operations management
• Develop metrics and tracking system for major cost drivers
• Oversee the following activities for operations:
• Analysis of monthly manufacturing variances
• Analysis of inventory
• Analysis of labor and manufacturing overhead rates
• Analysis of fixed vs. variable overhead rates
• Analysis of labor operation hours
• Monitor changes of bills of materials
• Review and analyze work orders daily for errors and major variances from standards and complete the work order close process after all errors are satisfactorily corrected. Ensure all reports are distributed timely and review and correct reports for errors.
• Provide assistance to ensure perpetual inventories are accurately maintained and the cycle count process complies with policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2-4 years of cost accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Effective communication skills with a strong internal customer orientation
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs including outstanding Excel skills
• Strong cost systems background with excellent analytical skills and a sound understanding of accounting principals