Holbrook, New york
Senior Cost Accountant Job Opening in Holbrook, New york - We are seeking an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to join Four Seasons Building Products, a fast-paced, thriving manufacturing business located near Hauppauge NY. As part of the national headquarters, serving fourteen locations accounting for over $80 million in sales, you will lead cost accounting activity for the business, working with plant managers and inventory control specialist to controls and report on product and factory costs. Periodic travel, especially to Florida and California, is involved.
Accountabilities
Contribute to continuous improvement of business costs and cash generation by advising and overseeing execution of changes to business (labor efficiency, space utilization, machine efficiency, improved supply chain performance, etc.).
Help to ensure regular reporting is made to senior business management on cost performance vs. budgets, and highlight and investigate emerging issues.
Act as sponsor of ?best practices? dissemination for factory cost management across the organization.
Understand principles of creation of, and support creation of, new Items and BoM?s in ERP systems (Syteline9, MAS 500). Syteline (formerly MAPICS) experience a significant plus.
Review overhead rates and labor rates used for standard costing.
Monitor and correct inconsistencies in costs between locations on transfers.
Maintain ERP set-up for costing: e.g. cost centers, resources, resource groups, etc.
Assist new product development with developing costs of production / pricing scenarios for new products.
Evaluate underlying cost of different products / product lines (margin earned vs. fully-loaded costs of production (factoring in management / sales time, inventory stocking requirements, etc.) to make suggestion on value added changes in product offering.
Monitor inventory activity and processes to ensure they are consistent applied in the business.
Work with management to develop strong inventory control culture and help with work to set up appropriate safety stock levels and leverage ERP for managing/ordering inventory.
Review factory layout and locations and make suggestions on how to leverage ERP tools to better track and record inventory movement into, within, and out of all facilities.
Document standard costing systems, inventory management systems, production planning systems, factory cost control systems, and other relevant factory systems. Develop and maintain a single costing system which can be used across all companies.
Evaluate ideal sizing / equipment mix across manufacturing locations to optimize service and total production costs (including freight).
Help perform analysis of capital expenditure requests and test assumptions used for calculation of return on investments for capital spending.
Review existing shipping arrangements for the business and study alternatives, e.g. company owned vs. third parties.
Evaluate costing systems for potential acquisitions. Review inventory valuations, factory equipment, ERP integration, additional due diligence as required.
Other ad hoc factory-related analysis as required
The company offers a full benefits package including medical, dental and vision care, employee life insurance and a 401(k) with company matching. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Please attach a resume, cover letter and salary requirements to describe your interest and fit with our position.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $75,000.00 to $85,000.00 /year
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Cost Accounting: 1 year
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