Sr. Cost Accountant

**Summary**:Develops, implements and/or maintains one or a combination of cost accounting and spending systems to prepare, analyze and /or explain financial reports.**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:- Review data, allocates costs and prepares and review reports on labor, equipment, depreciation, assembly, or other operating expenses, ensuring that established procedures are followed.- Review and analyze all production variances (MUV, Mat OH, labor, OH, OSP)-Review and analyze PPV and IPV.- Review journal entries; maintains and reconciles ledger accounts.- Prepares financial statements and variance reports as requested.- Analyze and prepare special reports.- May interpret reports and records for managers.- Prepares financial spending reports - analyzing and explaining information.- Analyze & forecast financial absorption for production operations.- Responsible for the preparation and presentation of accurate monthly summary of expenses such as direct costs.- Cost Reduction project financial validation.- Prepare monthly reports on financials to be distributed to the business.- Active participation on annual Budget preparation.- Develop ABC costing.- Active participation on financial audits (Internal & External).**Qualifications**:- Accounting degree- Minimum of 8 years of experience- A seasoned, experienced professional with complete understating of principals, concepts, practices and standards- Analytical skills- English - Advance level (Read, speak, write).- MS Office, ERP Licenses (Oracle preferred)- Supervising personnel**Education**:- Bachelor's (preferred)**Experience**:- Cost Accounting: 8 years (preferred)**Language**:- 90% English (preferred)Work Location: In person