Cost Accountant -Lewisville, Texas

Employer
ThreePDS Inc
Location
Lewisville, Texas
Salary
Competitive
Posted
Oct 21, 2024
Closes
Nov 01, 2024
Ref
2836015221
Focus Area
Cost Accounting
Role Type
Accountant
Role Level
Intermediate
Work Mode
Hybrid
Employment Type
Full Time
Organization Type
Corporate
AMAZING COST ACCOUNTANT OPPORTUNITY IN LEWISVILLE, TX

Job Description: Cost Accountant

Position Reports to: Vice President/Senior Management

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Summary:

The Cost Accountant will: complete gross margin analyses related to the company's products; keep track of inventory quantities and values; help to calculate costs of goods sold on the company's financial reports; keep track of factory costs and variances from expectations; review and update manufacturing rates and costs for use in valuation of inventory and calculation of selling prices for products.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Collect and analyze data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, labor costs, benefits costs, and factory overhead.

Maintain data pertaining to full import supply chain for finished goods and other imported materials, including container costs, fees, handling charges, etc.

Analyze changes in product design, materials, manufacturing methods, and/or services provided to determine effects on costs - update item costs as needed

Collect direct labor and product development labor information and prepare reports for distribution to relevant management personnel

Provide management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services

Assist in month-end and year-end close of the General Ledger

Conduct physical inventories and monitors cycle count program

Reconcile all inventories of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods

Other assignments and responsibilities as directed by management.

Position Qualifications:

The Cost Accountant must be able to use MRP software as well as software containing spreadsheets with complicated formulas.

This person must also be able to communicate effectively with all levels of the company as well as with certain outside parties such as auditors and suppliers.

The position will be responsible for preparing daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as needed as well as work with multiple deadlines and functional areas.

Strong Excel skills as well as the ability to work with Access, Outlook, and Word are required.

Education/Experience:

Bachelors Degree in Accounting a plus.

Minimum of 2 solid years of cost accounting in a manufacturing environment

Cost systems background with understanding of a standard cost environment

Excellent analytical skills

Experience with Global Shop Solutions is a plus.

Experience working with engineering and manufacturing personnel on development and analysis of cost standards

Excel proficient