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Senior Cost Accountant

A client of ours is looking for a Senior Cost Accountant for a contract role. As the Senior Cost Accountant, you will be responsible for performing cost analyses and preparing budget reports. The ideal candidate should possess excellent analytical skills, the ability to combine different data and calculate profit margins as well as create detailed reports that present cost-effective solutions.

Responsibilities of Senior Cost Accountant

• Determine fixed costs (e.g. salaries, rent and insurance)

• Analyze and report profit margins

• Prepare (monthly, quarterly, and annual) cost forecasts

• Identify and recommend cost-effective solutions

• Assist in month-end and year-end closing

• Prepare budget reports (for the company and for each department)

• Participate in all aspects of cost assessment, cost allocation and profitability analysis

• Construct data accumulation systems

• Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies

• Collect cost information and maintain an expenses database

• Plan and record variable costs (e.g. purchases of raw material and operations costs)

• Participate in all aspects of cost assessment, cost allocation and profitability analysis

  Requirements

Skills/Qualifications of Senior Cost Accountant

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance or related field

• 5+ years’ experience in cost accounting

• Excellent analytical skills with an attention to detail

• Proven work experience as Cost Accountant, Cost Analyst, Accountant, or similar role

• Advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel including familiarity with VLOOKUPs and pivot tables

• In-depth understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

• Thorough knowledge of accounting procedures, as well as excellent communication skills.

• Experience with accounting software such as QuickBooks, FreshBooks and Zoho

If you are interested in this or similar Senior Cost Accountant roles, please contact Bernadette Komatick at 484.254.9060 for additional information and reference JO# 03710-0012970467

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