COST ACCOUNTANT

TITLE: Cost Accountant

POSITION OBJECTIVE: Position is responsible to support Company in many facets of Accounting.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook and PowerPoint), especially Microsoft Excel (strong analytical tools knowledge and experience, i.e. spreadsheets, formulas, pivot tables, v-lookups, etc.)

• Ability to work overtime during month-end closing and year-end closing
• Ability to travel to domestic sites and or plant locations for physical inventory projects or for other special projects as needed
• Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
• Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• QuickBooks: Process AR, AP, billing, inventory for QuickBooks company.
• Routines: Process material adjustments, finished goods inventory adjustments, scrap adjustments, purchase requisition approvals, credit memos and A/R write-offs.
• Perform month-end and year-end closing. Process expense transfer and correction, maintain cost tables, maintain expense queries, prepare cost reports and management reports, work with Division Office for budget setup.
• Upload non-AS400 TB into AS400.
• Prepare and analyze cost information/report. Responsible for profit/loss variance analysis, find the root cause for cost abnormality, work with related parties to find resolution.
• Reconcile accounts: monitor and maintain major accrual balance, reconcile cost related accounts.
• Prepare audit information: work with auditor for the required information and reports for auditing, responsible for providing explanation, follow up and adjustment, perform annual physical inventory for internal and external auditing purpose.
• Prepare tax information and in charge of use tax and state tax filing: prepare tax package for Tax Dept, prepare Sales by State Report, file Use Tax and state sales tax, prepare property tax information, perform tax research.
• Perform payment processing: auto-deduction payments, review invoices, respond to vendors' payment inquiries.
• Work with plant accountants to help with HQ issues.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to plant locations throughout the country.
• Perform other duties or special projects as assigned.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• Position is located in Livingston, NJ. 
• After successfully completing probation, work from office on a hybrid schedule.