Cost Accountant/Analyst
Company: Creative Financial Staffing
Location: Saint Paul
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Now Hiring: Cost Accountant/Financial AnalystThe Cost
Accountant/Financial Analyst is a key member of the plant
leadership team. This position manages and performs plant
accounting functions providing all financial information about
plant activities that will be used by m management to operate the
plant, and make educated economic decisions about the plant's
future. This position requires the ability to analyze and interpret
complex financial and operational data lead efforts to identify
cost reduction and productivity recommendations by partnering with
the plant leadership team and other functional areas. The Financial
Analyst must also have the interpersonal skills to successfully
lead a team and collaborate with others to implement
recommendations and drive change initiatives.
Essential Responsibilities & Duties:
- Analyze overhead cost of sales and actual manufacturing costs
compared to budget, forecast and prior periods. Prepares periodic
reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs, and
reports factors affecting prices and profitability of
products.
- Provides thoughtful analytical metrics and identifies areas of
focus for cost saving.
- Coordinate and lead physical inventories and ensure inventory
is reported accurately.
- Responsibility for ensuring plant fixed assets and repairs are
appropriately accounted for, including preparation or review of
capital expenditure requests.
- Oversight of processes that impact the financial information
are performed accurately.
- Establish and maintain systems and controls which verify the
integrity of all systems, assets, processes and data, and enhance
the company's value.
- Proactively identifies manufacturing cost trends that impact
the business and financial results. Works closely with the Plant
Manager to produce accurate and timely financial analysis.
- Participate in a wide variety of special projects and compile a
variety of special reports.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Finance or Accounting
- 3+ years of experience with cost accounting experience and
exposure in a manufacturing environment
- Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Access
- Interpersonal skills; organization skills and multi-tasking
ability
- Communication skills (verbal and written) with people at all
levels of the organization and external contacts; Professionally
assertive
- Strong decision making and problem solving skills, with an
emphasis on innovative and creative solutions that result in higher
profitability
- Operates with high integrity; builds trust, quickly wins and
sustains credibility in relationship with others
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Keywords: Creative Financial Staffing, St. Paul , Cost Accountant/Analyst, Accounting, Auditing , Saint Paul, Minnesota
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