Cost Accountant
Job in
Livingston, Essex County, New Jersey, 07039, USA
Listed on 2026-10-17
Listing for:
Colonial Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-17
Job specializations:
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst, Tax Accountant, Accounting & Finance -
Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst, Tax Accountant, Accounting & Finance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
TITLE:
Cost Accountant POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Position is responsible to support Company in many facets of Accounting.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
- Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and PowerPoint), especially Microsoft Excel (strong analytical tools knowledge and experience, i.e. spreadsheets, formulas, pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.)
- Ability to work overtime during month-end closing and year-end closing
- Ability to travel to domestic sites and or plant locations for physical inventory projects or for other special projects as needed
- Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
- Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions.
- Quick Books:
Process AR, AP, billing, inventory for Quick Books company. - Routines:
Process material adjustments, finished goods inventory adjustments, scrap adjustments, purchase requisition approvals, credit memos and A/R write-offs. - Perform month-end and year-end closing. Process expense transfer and correction, maintain cost tables, maintain expense queries, prepare cost reports and management reports, work with Division Office for budget setup.
- Upload non-AS400 TB into AS400.
- Prepare and analyze cost information/report. Responsible for profit/loss variance analysis, find the root cause for cost abnormality, work with related parties to find resolution.
- Reconcile accounts: monitor and maintain major accrual balance, reconcile cost related accounts.
- Prepare audit information: work with auditor for the required information and reports for auditing, responsible for providing explanation, follow up and adjustment, perform annual physical inventory for internal and external auditing purpose.
- Prepare tax information and in charge of use tax and state tax filing: prepare tax package for Tax Dept, prepare Sales by State Report, file Use Tax and state sales tax, prepare property tax information, perform tax research.
- Perform payment processing: auto-deduction payments, review invoices, respond to vendors' payment inquiries.
- Work with plant accountants to help with HQ issues.
- Willingness to travel occasionally to plant locations throughout the country.
- Perform other duties or special projects as assigned.
- Position is located in Livingston, NJ.
- After successfully completing probation, work from office on a hybrid schedule.
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