If you have experience working as a Cost Accountant in a manufacturing environment with engineering projects experience, we are looking for you! This position is a corporate role with responsibilities extending beyond the local facilities and may require some international travel.
This position reports to the Corporate Controller and works out of our Corporate Office, located in Mount Kisco, NY. This is a hybrid position, requiring flexibility to go into the office up to two times a week, or as needed.
As a corporate role, the Cost Accountant provides cost accounting functions for all of North America, while supporting all other cost accountants at the other sites.
In addition, your responsibilities will include:
Domestic Operations (NY, CA and PR):
- Responsible for all cost accounting functions in North America.
- Responsible for the review, maintenance and accuracy of all Standard Costs and Engineering Projects.
- Compute actual labor and overhead rates.
- Perform all standard costs rolls.
- Prepare monthly journals relating to COGS.
- Responsible for the accurate valuation of inventory and Engineering projects and their reconciliation to the General Ledger.
- Review of project proposals and set up Engineering Projects.
- Audit the Labor system to ensure that time is recorded correctly to work centers and projects.
- Audit the accuracy of cycle counts, investigate variances and determine the internal controls.
- Review and analyze daily transaction reports including Future PPV reports.
- Review the accuracy of the inventory reserves
- Monitor warranty costs and warranty reserves.
- Prepare budgeted COGS based on production forecast and analyze budget vs. actual variances.
Domestic Reporting:
- Issue monthly Manufacturing Reports with explanations on Gross Margin, manufacturing variances, overhead rates, inventory turns etc.
- Issue monthly Engineering Projects reports comparing actual to date costs to budgeted amounts.
- Provide a quarterly consolidated report of COGS to the CFO.
- Issue Labor and burden rates used to compute Transfer Prices annually.
- Have formal discussions with Operations regarding the quarterly results of all manufacturing sites.
- Provide the external auditors with financial reports and analysis to satisfy their audit requests.
- Inform supervisor of all unusual circumstances of problems. Abide by all company rules, policies and procedures.
International Operations/Reporting:
- Coordinate and assist the Cost Accountants and Finance Managers at the other Curtis subsidiaries to ensure the financial results of the day to day manufacturing transactions and Engineering Jobs are recorded correctly in the financial ledgers.
- Review the global manufacturing budgets.
- Review the accuracy of labor and overhead rates.
- Review, analyze and coordinate the issuance of Monthly Manufacturing Reports.
- Prepare and issue monthly consolidated inventory by location.
- Review the accuracy and adequacy of the inventory reserves
- Familiar with foreign currencies and their impact on inventory valuation and variances.
- Review and analyze the impact of product transfers between manufacturing sites.
- Review of project proposals and set up Engineering Projects.
- Monitor global warranty reserves.
What you bring:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, with a minimum of five years’ experience in a Manufacturing environment with multiple sites.
- Experience in Standard Cost Systems
- Experience in Engineering projects
- Proficiency in Word, Excel & Access
- Hands on knowledge of ERP and accounting systems
- Data entry, computer skills
- Well organized and detail oriented
- Ability to communicate with colleagues from multiple levels in the Company
- Excellent analytical skills
- Ability to apply US GAAP and Cost Accounting Standards
Please visit us on LinkedIn and Glassdoor to learn more about Curtis. For consideration, please send cover letter and resume to: nyrecruitment1@curtisinst.com. We look forward to hearing from you!!
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