Cost Accounting Manager

Cost Accounting Manager

Summary

The Cost Accounting Manager will forecast, collect and analyze financial information related to the company's Revenue, Direct Margin, and Inventory.

Essential Job Functions:

• Provides detailed financial analysis and reports Accounting, Sales, and Production to include program and product profitability reporting.
• Prepares periodic cost reconciliation reports tracking data such as changing labor and supply costs.
• Manage inventory valuation and maintain inventory reconciliations
• Monitors warehouse facilities to evaluate inventory transactions such as receiving, storage, shipping, and inventory integrity.
• Participate in the ongoing 24-month SIOP reporting.
• Analyze past financial performance to predict future performance and to advise the company on its financial strategy.
• Provide creative alternatives and recommendations to reduce costs and improve financial performance
• Assemble and summarize data to structure sophisticated reports on financial status and risks
• Develop financial models, conduct benchmarking, and process analysis.
• Conduct business studies on past, future and comparative performance and develop forecast models
• Identify trends, advise, and recommend actions to Controller and senior management based on sound analysis
• Track and determine financial status by analyzing actual results in comparison with forecasts.
• Collaboration with Purchasing team weekly for inventory purchases.
• Collaborate with Planning team for Military and Customer service for Commercial revenue forecast.
• Assists with the interpretation of customer requirements into feasible options and communicating these back to the business stakeholders.
• Drives process improvement and policy development initiatives that impact the function
• Maintains expert understanding of company Inventory and Inventory systems to insure accurate inventory and direct costs
• Supports the Pricing and Proposal function by providing historical costing information for all elements of cost.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of cost accounting principles and procedures.
• Proficient in spreadsheets, databases, MS Office, and financial software applications
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong fluency with Excel formulas and Functions
• Outstanding presentation, reporting and communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field required.

Additional Skills preferred

• Experience with SQL or Power BI
• Knowledge of FAR, CAS and DFARS regulations.
• Government accounting
• Program/Project Estimates At Completion (EAC) development/calculations and periodic tracking of EAC's and Estimates to Complete (ETC).

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field required.
• 5 - 10 years of professional work experience as an accountant, auditor, or analyst
• Previous experience as a cost account or program finance analysist in an actual manufacturing environment is required.
• Aerospace and Defense (A&D) experience a plus

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift to 15 pounds at times.

Pay Range: $90,000 - $135,000 annual salary

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet

Location: Stockton, CA, US

Posted Date: 11/25/2024