Senior Cost Accountant - Aston Carter
Littleton, CO
About the Job
Job Title: Senior Cost AccountantJob Description
Under minimum supervision, this position includes the daily management of new and existing financial systems, developing new financial systems, as well as the maintenance, monitoring, and enhancing of existing systems. This position will evaluate the adequacy of and implement improvements to those systems in accordance with FASB, IRS, and SEC regulations. Such systems may include General Accounting and Cost Accounting.
Responsibilities
+ Develop, maintain, and monitor financial systems to ensure integrity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and company accounting procedures.
+ Utilize expertise to interpret various external requirements and practices and determine their applicability to the business.
+ Analyze problems and implement solutions to ensure consistency and accuracy of the financial systems. Represent the department or company with internal and external customers to resolve non-routine issues.
+ Ensure inventories are properly valued according to generally accepted accounting principles and assets are safeguarded.
+ Provide training on transactions and procedures to internal customers as required.
+ Compute and analyze manufacturing variances and review with manufacturing personnel, providing timely and meaningful cost accounting information and analysis.
+ Evaluate the adequacy of existing procedures related to inventory and production, track weaknesses, and implement improvements.
+ Develop and maintain master data for standard costs of assigned product lines and monitor actual performance against these standards. Execute annual cost roll.
+ Work cross-functionally with business partners to prepare full profit and loss plans for assigned product lines and develop cost estimates for new products.
+ Analyze General Ledger or sub-system output for consistency and accuracy and resolve questionable items.
+ Analyze and summarize accounting data to make comparisons to similar data for other periods and prepare explanatory comments.
+ Assist department managers with their budgets.
+ Develop reporting capabilities and understanding of multiple systems applications within the company environment.
+ Assist with the month-end close process for the factory, including reviewing for completeness and running month-end jobs in SAP (Assessments, Rate Calc, WIP, Settlement).
+ Explain month-end variances and create reports for upper management.
+ Handle the forecasting process, understanding upcoming deviations from the plan.
Essential Skills
+ 4+ years of cost accounting experience
+ Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
+ Advanced Microsoft Excel experience (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPS, spreadsheet manipulation)
+ Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
+ Inventory evaluations
+ Journal entry creation and submission
+ Large ERP experience
Additional Skills & Qualifications
+ Experience with SAP (S4Hana transition next year)
+ Public accounting experience
+ Previous Power BI experience
Work Environment
This is a fully onsite position at the plant. You will be working closely with the Operations Team and the team on the floor. You will have your own cubicle at the plant where you can focus on your work. There is one other Cost Accountant onsite with whom you will collaborate. The plant has grown significantly, necessitating the addition of this new role to manage the increased workload.
About Aston Carter:
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
+ Hiring diverse talent
+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.
Under minimum supervision, this position includes the daily management of new and existing financial systems, developing new financial systems, as well as the maintenance, monitoring, and enhancing of existing systems. This position will evaluate the adequacy of and implement improvements to those systems in accordance with FASB, IRS, and SEC regulations. Such systems may include General Accounting and Cost Accounting.
Responsibilities
+ Develop, maintain, and monitor financial systems to ensure integrity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and company accounting procedures.
+ Utilize expertise to interpret various external requirements and practices and determine their applicability to the business.
+ Analyze problems and implement solutions to ensure consistency and accuracy of the financial systems. Represent the department or company with internal and external customers to resolve non-routine issues.
+ Ensure inventories are properly valued according to generally accepted accounting principles and assets are safeguarded.
+ Provide training on transactions and procedures to internal customers as required.
+ Compute and analyze manufacturing variances and review with manufacturing personnel, providing timely and meaningful cost accounting information and analysis.
+ Evaluate the adequacy of existing procedures related to inventory and production, track weaknesses, and implement improvements.
+ Develop and maintain master data for standard costs of assigned product lines and monitor actual performance against these standards. Execute annual cost roll.
+ Work cross-functionally with business partners to prepare full profit and loss plans for assigned product lines and develop cost estimates for new products.
+ Analyze General Ledger or sub-system output for consistency and accuracy and resolve questionable items.
+ Analyze and summarize accounting data to make comparisons to similar data for other periods and prepare explanatory comments.
+ Assist department managers with their budgets.
+ Develop reporting capabilities and understanding of multiple systems applications within the company environment.
+ Assist with the month-end close process for the factory, including reviewing for completeness and running month-end jobs in SAP (Assessments, Rate Calc, WIP, Settlement).
+ Explain month-end variances and create reports for upper management.
+ Handle the forecasting process, understanding upcoming deviations from the plan.
Essential Skills
+ 4+ years of cost accounting experience
+ Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or a related field
+ Advanced Microsoft Excel experience (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPS, spreadsheet manipulation)
+ Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
+ Inventory evaluations
+ Journal entry creation and submission
+ Large ERP experience
Additional Skills & Qualifications
+ Experience with SAP (S4Hana transition next year)
+ Public accounting experience
+ Previous Power BI experience
Work Environment
This is a fully onsite position at the plant. You will be working closely with the Operations Team and the team on the floor. You will have your own cubicle at the plant where you can focus on your work. There is one other Cost Accountant onsite with whom you will collaborate. The plant has grown significantly, necessitating the addition of this new role to manage the increased workload.
About Aston Carter:
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
+ Hiring diverse talent
+ Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
+ Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
+ Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.
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