Cost Accountant
Rewarding opportunity for a Cost Accountant in Waupun, WI!
Hire Direct is currently interviewing for a plant Cost Accountant direct hire opportunity with a well-established organization in Waupun, WI. As a Cost Accountant you will be responsible for supporting the plant operations team by providing accounting support that accurately documents operations costs in the financial reporting system and will assit management with the identification, development, and implementation of procedures that improve utilization of raw materials to minimize cost. This position will also be responsible for supporting the facility's financial reporting team with month-end financial closing duties, budgeting, forecasting, and costing activities for the facility as directed.
What will you enjoy about this position:
- Rewarding Opportunity - Direct Hire position, growth potential, development opportunities that enhance your career fulfillment.
- Established employer - 70+ years in business, with products sold in over 60 countries!
- Comprehensive Benefits Package - Meaningful compensation and benefits that help you care for your family.
- Work-Life Balance / Flexibility - Flex hours, no weekends
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-5pm - flexible
Salary: $70,000 - $72,000 / year
Responsibilities:
- Ownership of plant standard cost system, providing insight and analysis of drivers of performance.
- Assist corporate cost accounting team with review and input to the monthly standard cost update and review of all facility BOM's for accuracy.
- Daily review and control of clerical entries related to production and inventory transactions.
- Prepare and analyze daily metrial yield and loss.
- Assist management with development of procedures that improve the accuracy of functional performance reporting and identification opportunities for further cost reduction across the operation.
- Participated in the development of data-driven, fact-based information to support decisions enabling productivity measures to reduce overall cost.
- Facilitates monthly physical inventory process.
- Sustain and improve internal control environment.
- Play critical role in month-end process closing process; preparing journal entries for approval and investigating variances.
Requirements:
- 2+ years of Cost Accounting experience in food manufacturing.
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or another quantitative / technical discipline is highly preferred.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment, with an emphasis on Cost and Financial Accounting.
- Strong attention to detail, superior analytical capability, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
