Cost Accountant - Creative Financial Staffing

Cost Accountant

Location: Apollo Beach, Florida

About the Company and Opportunity:

• Work for a leading company in their respected industry.
• The company has active operations spanning 13 US states and over 10 production facilities.
• Work for a company where you will gain tons of experience and industry knowledge.
• Opportunity for growth!

Overview of the Cost Accountant role:

• Maintain and update accounting records and files. 
• Post transactions and categorize records in the general ledger (e.g., by assets, liabilities, and expenses). 
• Reconcile bank statements. 
• Conduct month-end and year-end closures. 
• Prepare documents for audits. 
• Apply new accounting policies and ensure compliance with rules and regulations. 
• Report to the Accounting Manager and work to improve financial processes. 
• Exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality in carrying out responsibilities. 
• Analyze budgets and create expense reports. 
• Examine tax policies and handle tax payments and returns. 
• Perform other duties as assigned by management. 

• Conduct analysis on costing data and present potential cost-saving opportunities to management.
• Apply principles of cost accounting to conduct in-depth studies, providing detailed financial information beyond what general accounting systems offer.
• Maintain a weekly product cost roll-up for reporting product gross margins.
• Analyze cost models and trends to identify potential cost savings.
• Assist cost accountants with their weekly/monthly reporting responsibilities.
• Create meaningful inventory reports with business SMEs, encompassing cycle count adjustments, inventory by location and species, etc.
• Participate in other projects as needed, supporting cost and financial-related matters.

Preferred Qualifications for Senior Cost Accountant:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or finance
• 5+ years cost in cost accounting/cost analysis
• SAP software experience is a plus