Cost Accountant

<p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">SUMMARY OF POSITION: </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Applies principles of cost accounting to conduct studies and analysis providing detailed cost information required to set manufacturing standards, report performance against those standards, and generally develop improved accuracy of production transactions and inventory valuation by performing the following duties.</span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS</span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p><ol style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;" start="1" type="1"><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Monitors information system data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Analyzes changes in product design, raw materials, or manufacturing methods, to determine effects on costs and resulting standard adjustment.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Supports CFO, Controller, and other accountants in developing systems and processes.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Analyzes Epicor ERP system to ensure accuracy of information.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Analyzes audits of costs, prepares reports. Monitor scrap and special project costs.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Compiles cost information to be used in operating budget preparation.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Provides management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Reconciles general ledger accounts.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Generate and distribute various reports and spreadsheets.</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Assists in performing physical inventory and internal inventory audits</span></li><li style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Assists in process of period and year-end close.</span></li></ol><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in .5in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:  </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">Accounting Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university and 0 to 2 years accounting department experience.  Desire to learn cost accounting and grow within a company</span><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">.  Strong computer skills with an emphasis on the Windows Excel applications.</span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">SCOPE: </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">This position is responsible for supporting the financial community in a professional accounting capacity leading to continuous improvement of information used for decision purposes. </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;">COMPETENCIES: </span></strong></p><p style="margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0px;"><li style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>Action-Orientated- </strong>Enjoys working hard,; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.</li></ul><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in .5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong> </strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0px;"><li style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>Decision Quality </strong>– Makes good decisions (without considering how much time it takes) based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; most of his/her solutions and suggestions turn out to be correct and accurate when judged over time; sought out by others for advice and solutions.</li></ul><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><p><ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0px;"><li style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>Listening – </strong>Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.</li></ul><p style="margin:0in 0in 0in .5in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><p><ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0px;"><li style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>Patience - </strong>Is tolerant with people and processes; listens and checks before acting; tries to understand the people and the data before making judgments and acting; waits for others to catch up before acting; sensitive to due process and proper pacing; follows established process.</li></ul><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong> </strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0px;"><li style="margin:0in 0in 0in 0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>Problem Solving - </strong>Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn’t stop at the first answers.</li></ul><p style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><p><ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0px;"><li style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0px;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>Time Management</strong> - Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities. </li></ul> <img src="https://ars2.equest.com/? response_id=24419b41ceb2818c198f004c65b82b11&view" alt=" " width="1" height="1"/>