Hybrid Cost Accountant presso Texas Hydraulics

Summary:

Drive operational performance through partnering with the manufacturing team, finance team and other stakeholders of the organization.   Reporting to the Cost Accounting Manager, this position plays a key role in helping the business understand performance through robust standard costing, variance analysis, creation and tracking of KPIs and reporting results.  

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provides management with reporting and analysis of monthly/weekly/daily business performance, specifying and comparing factors affecting profitability of products or services.
• Maintenance of standard cost system including daily costing of new items as well as coordinating and completing the annual standards update.
• Perform variance analysis on material, labor and overhead costs while identifying drivers and corrective actions. 
• Key participant in month end closing of the General Ledger.
• Ensure the accuracy of stated inventory values by supporting the cycle count process and key participant in the set-up and coordination of all accounting aspects of the annual physical inventory (as needed)
• Inventory Management – including but not limited to Inventory Balance Reconciliation, Excess & Obsolete reserve calculation
• Assist in all audits as needed.
• Perform Gross Margin analysis and other analytic reporting as needed to support the business.
• Work with Supervisors & manufacturing personnel to develop accurate product costs using Lean Principles.
• Responsible for monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Review and provide analysis of all justifications for new capital expenditures.
• Appraises and evaluates real property or equipment for sale, acquisition, or tax purposes.
• Sets the highest ethical standards for self and others.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Skills, and Experience:

• With a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, must have a minimum of 2 years of related experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Computer skills – strong Excel skills required, Oracle, Epicor or other MRP software experience required.
• Ability to aggregate large amounts of data into meaningful reporting including insights and recommendations. Good communications skills both written and verbal.
• Technically proficient with standard costing systems (BOM, routings, work center rates, std cost rolls, variance analysis).

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.