Cost Accountant

Base pay range

CA $80,000.00/yr - CA $85,000.00/yr

About the Opportunity

• Design and implement data tracking methods to determine actual costs.
• Establish and review standard costs for all inventory items.
• Determination of appropriate overhead application.
• Member of ISO internal audit team.
• Co‑ordinate cycle counts and results to improve accuracy of perpetual inventory.
• Co‑ordinate annual physical inventory count.
• Analyze variances and discrepancies for various accounts, including revenue and cost of sales.
• Prepare monthly working papers and reports as required.
• Design and creation of management reports.
• Special project assignments for general improvement of accounting processes.
• Support the quarterly and annual external audits, including preparation and explanation of various PBC data requests.
• Prepare transfer pricing documentation quarterly/annually for management review.
• Reconcile perpetual inventory balances and resolve any variances as they progress through the facility ensuring the proper accounting treatment of inventory through the manufacturing process.
• Assist in the annual planning process for variable and fixed costs as well as the department expense budgets.
• Partner with operations to analyze, track and report cost saving initiatives.
• Perform periodic evaluations of labor and overhead rates.
• Analyzing actual manufacturing costs and develop system to bridge estimated costs to actual costs.
• Maintain BOMs and pricing.
• Record cost information and submit ideas on controlling cost expenditures.
• Analyzing changes in product design including materials, labor, and machine requirements to determine effects on costs.
• Provides manufacturing with financial information and advice to improve plant performance.
• Evaluates, records, and reports plant labor, including direct labor, indirect labor, and all variances to inform plant management of financial performance.

About You:

• Minimum 3 years of cost accounting experience
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and exposure to large ERPs
• CPA in progress is a strong asset
• Experience with QAD system is a strong asset

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Accounting/Auditing

• Accounting