Cost Accountant

Position reports to the Cost Accounting Manager and assists with month-end close process, account reconciliations, global standard costing, and with projects as needed. The position also provides inventory support to the Sr. Manager, Supply Chain with inventory related matters.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare, analyze, and distribute monthly inventory reports.
• Responsible for standard cost updates, bill of material cost verifications, and manufacturing variance analysis for manufacturing site
• Assist with the facilitation and planning of annual physical inventory processes as well as monitoring the processing of the weekly/monthly cycle count activity. Conduct investigation and analyses, on transactions recorded to ensure inventory is appropriately updated.
• Responsible for audit requests related to inventory observations, shipping and receiving cutoffs, and price testing for all inventory sites.
• Assist with special projects, reporting initiatives to drive change and decision-making, and requests from internal business partners.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Accounting required
• Preferred 3+ year experience in a manufacturing or similar production environment.
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft office products required and experience with J.D. Edwards or other large ERP systems a plus
• Manufacturing Industry experience a plus

Other Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal and customer service skills
• Ability to build strong relationships with both external and internal customers
• Self-starter that needs little guidance to initiate and move forward with work
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, and demonstrates effective use of time and resources
• Actively seeks opportunity to develop own skills and knowledge
• Gives practical support and assistance to enable individuals to get the job done
• Routinely meets agreed deadlines
• Builds rapport to influence message, acceptance and understanding

This is a fulltime on site job opportunity located in the manufacturing facility based out of Vaughan, ON.