Cost Accountant

The Cost Accountant role includes responsibilities across accounts payable, payroll, and both financial and operational reporting for multiple locations throughout the United States and Canada.

• Manage and reconcile key balance sheet accounts to ensure accurate balances. Work with local site finance personnel to educate on proper accounting treatment.
• Manage key balance sheet accounts to ensure accurate balances. Work with local site finance personnel to educate on proper accounting treatment.
• Perform variance and flux analysis for both balance sheet accounts and the income statement. Work with local site finance teams on explanations as well as corrective actions.
• Take ownership of journal entries, account reconciliations and month-end close activities, while continuously identifying opportunities to enhance controls and improve efficiencies.
• Review trial balances and financial statements to spot irregularities. Investigate and remediate when necessary.
• Be the subject matter expert on month end close deliverables.
• Work with local site finance personnel to continually improve their knowledge of the close process. Manage the close processes for the sites from end to end depending on individual needs.
• Prepare and present budget variance and fluctuation analyses and provide explanation to support findings.
• Assist in AP coding where needed.
• Drive and implement continuous improvement projects.
• Gather information for tax purposes and audits.
• Ensure internal and SOX controls are followed and documented.
• Provide appropriate administrative support as needed for the team.
• Backup for local accounting site functions.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related discipline (required), 3-5+ years of experience.
• ERP Experience–
  
  Required:
  
  Experience with One Stream, Netsuite, and/or Quickbooks is a plus.
• Understanding of a chart of accounts, journal entries, and reconciliations.
  
  Full-cycle accounting – Demonstrated knowledge of the complete accounting cycle, including the ability to articulate and establish accounting processes from the ground up.
• Internal controls – Experience operating within an environment governed by internal controls, with a focus on compliance and accuracy.