Job description

Job Title: Cost Accounting Analyst
Location: Lenexa, KS
Duration: 6+ months(can extend further)

Principal Responsibilities:
1. Standard Costing:

• Work with the supply chain and sourcing functions to establish accurate materials costs.
• Determine the direct labor and overhead rates for the forecasted year by working with the site finance leader and applying a standardized methodology across all sites.
• Prepare an analysis of year over year variances for both material and labor/overhead costs.
• Prepare and roll standard costs for new items as needed in a timely manner.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) efforts by performing cost modeling of proposed new products.

2. Monthly Closing:

• Oversee the month end inventory detail report generation out of the SAP EPR system.
• Calculate excess and obsolescence reserve adjustments
• Calculate the accrual and reserves for inventory at risk such as blocked stock and expiry.
• Prepare monthly journal entries for the capitalization of purchase price, material usage, and net absorption variances.
• Reconcile the cost of sales transactions between material transactions and general ledger.
• Prepare monthly production volumes reporting (standard hour and units produced).

Other:

• Support the annual physical inventories and cycle count programs at each site.
• Support periodic audits of bills of materials.
• Drive standardized daily/weekly metrics reporting for inventory scrap, materials usage, and purchase price variances.
• Generate daily production volumes reports (standard hours/units).

Education:

• Four-year college degree in Accounting or Finance.
• Experience:
• 3-5 years of standard cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Strong technology skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office application and SAP ERP systems (preferred).
• Communications Skills: Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of personnel to get cooperation for solution.
• Attention to detail

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Salary: Up to $30.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Lenexa, KS: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• SAP ERP: 2 years (Required)
• Cost accounting: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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