Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant

Department: Corporate

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Nottingham, PA

Building a great career never tasted so good! We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Senior Manufacturing Cost Accountant position, joining our Nottingham, PA team on-site
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• SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday approximately 40+ hours a week
• BENEFITS: This position is full-time benefit eligible. Elective benefits include:

• Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance.
• Marathon Health Clinic - an on-site healthcare provider at our Nottingham, PA facility.
• Opportunity to contribute to a 401k, company profit sharing.
• Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
• Paid Employee referral program.

Job Summary: The Senior Manufacturing Cost Accountant is responsible for overseeing and analyzing all aspects of manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, inventory valuation, variance analysis, and margin improvement and performance. Partner with operations, supply chain and finance leadership to drive operational improvement and cost transparency with Herr Foods Inc.

• Cost Accounting, Inventory and Monthly/Year-End Closing:
• Lead annual and periodic standard cost rollups and revaluation
• Maintain and update standard cost for raw materials, labor overhead and finished goods
• Maintain item master
• Validate accuracy of BOM (bill of materials) and routings in ERP (D365 – Microsoft)
• Perform analysis on manufacturing variances (material, labor, overhead, usage rates, mix and yields) and explain key drivers to finance and operational leadership
• Oversee inventory valuation;
  Raw, WIP and Finished Goods
• Monitor inventory accuracy: movement of inventory, physical inventory (PI’s), cycle counts and build out calculations for inventory reserves on shrink and obsolete write offs
• Support monthly close activities on manufacturing and inventory accounts
• Perform journal entry, account reconciliations, and analytics on variances
• Perform cost and margin reporting by product, customer and plant
• Respond to auditor’s questions

• Manufacturing Operations Support and Leadership:
• Work with Plant leadership supporting
• Cost reductions and productivity initiatives
• Collaborate with co-workers and business leaders to improve processes and procedures
• Identify opportunities to enhance internal controls and support regulatory compliance and business planning
• Perform technical accounting research and analysis and prepare accounting memos on topics including revenue recognition
• Maintain updates to the accounting software modules with current models, metrics, and data
• Lead special projects
• Provide cost analysis on new product and process changes
• Maintain item master and build out routings, BOM accuracy and labor standards
• Review plant capital investments
• Foster a collaborative, high achieving environment across departments

• Transport:
• Oversee freight via common carrier as it relates to accounting using the transportation management system (TMS).
• Coordinate with logistics and outside freight companies for delivery status for FOB:
  Destination
• Manage tracking of common carrier paid loads for month-end accruals
• Prepare month-end journal entries related to freight for common carrier loads and Herrs internal fleet; allocate shipping materials, mileage, loader costs and freight charges at customer level
• Prepare financial analysis of actuals vs budget related to common carrier costs for month-end close

• Communication:
• Field questions, discuss accounting issues, and explain financial tracking of key projects to diverse audiences
• Continuously improve systems and processes that scale with the business
• Coordinate and prepare auditor requests during financial statement audits
• Communicate professionally in a complex environment with a focus on customer service
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external customers
• Collaborate and share knowledge across accounting and finance
• Communicate effectively while striving for the highest outcomes for customers and the organization

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting and at least 5 years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• CMA, CPA or MBA…