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Posted: 02/18/2025 Employment Type: Direct Hire Industry: Accounting Job Number: 14553 Pay Rate: 80,000

Job Description

Title: Cost Accountant

Location: 3460 Grant Dr, Lebanon, OH 45036 (100% on-site)

Hours: 8:00 to 5:00

Client Summary: For over 30 years, we’ve built a reputation of building the most durable mulching head on the market, and that no-compromise approach extends into each of our product lines. By providing the highest value products and superior service, Fecon forges lasting relationships with our customers. We help you clear the way to a job well done!

Sizzle:

They have won a number of industry awards
On-Site gym
15 days PTO and 9 Holidays (PTO negotiable depending on experience)
Fridays at 4:30 - Drinks on the Veranda in the summer
Has Great Company Holiday Parties!
Has UBS come in as Financial Advisors for all employees

Must Haves:

5+ year experience
Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration
Must be a Cost Accountant, not an Accountant that does some Costing
Any ERP Experience - They are on Syteline (Preferred)
Standard Costing & Activity Base Costing
Manufacturing experience
Strong communication skills - They will interact with other departments and needs to be able to establish relationships

Responsibilities/Duties:

Calculate and analyze all product costs, including direct materials, direct labor, fixed and variable overhead. Ensure reported cost of goods sold and inventory values are accurate. Develop and implement plans to address inaccuracies or errors.
Develop the system, methodology, and procedures to improve accuracy of product costs to enable better pricing and investment decision-making by commercial and financial personnel. Work with operators, supervisors, and Operations leadership to implement any process changes required to improve accuracy of product costs.
Analyze all manufacturing costs, identify savings opportunities, and work directly with Operations leadership and personnel to realize the savings.
Evaluate and assign labor, variable, and fixed overhead rates to products. Ensure costs are accurately assigned to the product, recorded in the general ledger, and reflected in the product cost. Develop ongoing reporting to quickly identify errors.
Develop models to accurately forecast and plan product costs and operations expenses. Support commercial and operation leadership budget and forecast processes.
Compile monthly product cost information, maintain a historical database, and develop reporting to track cost changes.
Review, analyze and report on company gross margins. Complete price, volume, mix, and cost (PVMC) analysis to explain variances to budgets, forecasts and prior periods.
Work with Operations leadership to determine, recommend, and implement cost-effective solutions to operational issues and challenges.
Support cost control efforts and develop reporting to track actualization of anticipated savings.
Evaluate inventory levels, order rates, and backlog to support decisions on production planning, material purchasing, direct and indirect labor hiring, and discretionary spending.
Assess inventory for excess and obsolescence. Develop accounting reserve methodology compliant with GAAP.
Prepare any necessary departmental and company-wide reporting.
Perform month-end and year-end closing activities as directed. Reconcile monthly perpetual inventory to general ledger and investigate and correct discrepancies in a timely manner.
Work with Operations team to develop cycle counting and physical inventory procedures and execution plans. Evaluate and report cycle count and physical inventory results.
Provide project and product sample costs for other functional areas (i.e. Engineering, Sales, Operations).
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Why Open/How Long:

Growth and they got a new CFO from Gorilla Glue
Few weeks

Other Methods to Fill:

Working with a few other local firms - They haven't produced good results.

Interview:

Phone Screen with Tim Johnson (HR)
On-Site - Panel with team they will be working with

Pay: $80K to $110K ($120K for Rockstar) + 10% Bonus Potential eventually

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