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Sr. Cost Accountant - Contract (Closed)

Date Posted: Mar 15, 2019

Job #1557575
Contract
Houston, Texas, United States

The Lucas Group has partnered with our client on the NW side of Houston that is seeking a Sr. Cost Accountant.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare cost accounting records such as subcontracting, field service, sales costs, and research and development costs. Computes project costs, compares actual costs to estimates and analyze variances.
  • Assisting in planning and conducting the semi-annual physical inventory of raw materials and finished goods
  • Performing inventory reconciliation and management reporting for the finance department and coordinating with the appropriate inventory personnel to assure accurate reflection of inventory results within the Axiom system and general ledger
  • Assuring that all inventory items have an approved standard cost established, and that all Axiom system general ledger entries are complete, reflecting the use of that standard
  • Analyzing and recording manufacturing production journal entries generated by the ERP system for production and inventory transactions
  • Reconciliation and analysis of assigned accounts (Income Statement and Balance Sheet)
  • Assisting in reviewing manufacturing spending and analysis of related variances to budget and forecast, or to standard costs
  • Reconciles and analyzes assigned accounts (Income Statement and Balance Sheet).
  • Assists in reviewing manufacturing spending and analysis of related variances to budget and forecast, or to standard costs.
  • Supports Corporate Accounting and other Finance staff as requested

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, or related field; CPA preferred.
  • 5-10+ years related professional working experience
  • Must have strong standard cost accounting experience
  • Generally accepted accounting principles, procedures and practices.

Preferred:

  • MBA and CPA preferred
  • Multi-plant and ERP experience are a plus
  • Application of data processing to accounting operations
  • Knowledge of Dynamics (Finance just switched over to this ERP)