SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT
ABOUT THE COMPANY:
- Work for a large, well-known company in the Pittsburgh area
- Great opportunity for someone looking to have a rewarding career
- Work for a company where you will gain tons of experience and industry knowledge
- Opportunity for growth
OVERVIEW OF THE SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT ROLE:
- Collaborate with the Cost Accounting Manager and team to establish a standardized costing and reporting approach for all facilities.
- Conduct analysis on costing data and present potential cost-saving opportunities to management.
- Senior Cost Accountant supports in configuring financial software and business processes.
- Apply principles of cost accounting to conduct in-depth studies, providing detailed financial information beyond what general accounting systems offer.
- Under general supervision, perform moderately complex cost and financial audits, while preparing and analyzing cost and financial reports.
- Generate inter-company sales billings.
- Senior Cost Accountant possesses a comprehensive understanding of Oracle Sub-Ledger Accounting (SLA), capable of tracing erroneous transactions and making SLA adjustments as required.
- Maintain a weekly product cost roll-up for reporting product gross margins.
- Review cost models prepared by Cost Accountants.
- Analyze cost models and trends to identify potential cost savings.
- Senior Cost Accountant assists cost accountants with their weekly/monthly reporting responsibilities.
- Collaborate with IT to develop reports for the Oracle system.
- Take on a leadership role in developing cycle counts, working with auditors to define raw material requirements.
- Create meaningful inventory reports with business SMEs, encompassing cycle count adjustments, inventory by location and species, etc.
- Aid in Oracle data management for organizations and items.
- Senior Cost Accountant assists with the implementation of Oracle Warehouse Management (distribution/perpetual inventory) system.
- Provide ongoing support for software systems after go-live.
- Participate in other projects as needed, supporting cost and financial-related matters.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS FOR SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT ROLE:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related
- 5+ years cost in cost accounting/cost analysis
- Must be proficient in Excel