Cost Accountant

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Job description

Job Description

The Cost Accountant role will review, analyze, and report on material, labor, and other expenses to ensure that costs for the company's products are allocated according to corporate procedures and best practices, and in compliance with financial accounting standards. Work closely with manufacturing, supply chain, and sales to provide relevant information to all management levels for timely business decisions. Drive increased profitability by identifying continuous improvement opportunities.

This position is open to office locations in either Cortland, NY, or Sanborn, NY. The ideal candidate would reside in or near these Pyrotek offices.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Work collaboratively to provide high-level support to local, regional, and functional management teams, by:Conducting monthly reviews of financial statements and subsequent analyses.

Providing timely and accurate financial information used to drive profitability decisions and actions.

Providing insight for business partners to fully understand and evaluate costs, variances, and applicable operating measures.

Providing training and support related to cost accounting principles, best practices, and the use of the ERP system.

Performing ad-hoc analyses and providing requested data and information to support decision making.

Thoroughly monitor inventory transactions and processes to ensure accuracy and compliance with corporate policies; follow up to rectify or escalate, as appropriate.

Effectively coordinate with local management to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts for the relevant business areas.

Perform periodic reviews and analyses of departmental manufacturing and purchase burden rates to ensure accurate inventory costing.

Utilize corporate resources and reporting systems to provide high-level support to capital expenditure justification, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, in addition to annual fixed asset physical inventories.

Engage and collaborate with various departments and personnel to foster and support continuous improvement for cost controls and inventory management.

Proactively identify potential cost accounting challenges and coordinate issue resolution/problem solving with applicable functional teams.

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