Mincing Trading Corporation Hiring for Cost Accountant Job at Dayton, NJ Full Time

About the Company

Mincing Spice Company is a leading processor of spices, seeds, and aromatic herbs, offering a complete line of whole, re-cleaned, and ground products. For more than 90 years, Mincing has been building a reputation as a world leader in supplying the finest quality spices and herbs, and focusing on excellence, sustainability and integrity to drive our growth.

To capitalize on existing operations and further increase our efficiencies, we are seeking a skilled Cost Accountant to create a cost analysis system to provide senior management with recommendations to reduce cost and maximize profit based on analysis of financial data. This position will be located at our warehouse facility in Dayton, New Jersey.

Responsibilities

· Develop and implement cost standards for materials, labor and overhead rates and maintain these standards In the ERP system (Sage)

· Conduct physical inventories and monitor the cycle count program

· Take a lead role in the annual operating budgeting process

· Perform comparative analyses of actual versus standard manufacturing costs

· Approximate costs for new, proposed and modified products.

· Prepare regular reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs and analyze manufacturing costs

· Develop and maintain the cost accounting system, documents and records

· Provide management with reports that specify and compare factors that affect prices and profitability of products and services

· Assist in audits

· Special projects as needed

Requirements

· Bachelor’s degree in accounting; advanced degree is a plus

· Minimum 5-years’ experience in cost accounting/financial accounting analysis, preferably in a multi-product, multi-warehouse environment

· Strong understanding of accounting principles

· Cost systems proficiency

· Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills

· Ability to work independently and as part of a team

· Excellent report-writing, Excel, communication and IT skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $85,000.00 – $95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dayton, NJ 08810: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Application Question(s):

• Describe your proficiency with Spreadsheets and the type of functions you have used to track, analyze and present data.

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• Cost Accounting: 5 years (Preferred)
• ERP systems: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: One location