Senior Cost Accountant
Company: Michael Page
Location: Milpitas
Posted on: May 18, 2023
Job Description:
Perform general duties in the Accounting Department that involve
the costs of business activities, participate in the monthly
closing process and act as an accounting interface in coordinating
and monitoring the finance and accounting portions of the
enterprise resource planning system, working within the limits of
established policies.Client DetailsOur Client is a semiconductor
manufacturer working mostly with customers in Aerospace and
Military industries. They also offer engineering services. The
company is a global organization with an office in
Milpitas.Description
- Plan, study, and collect data to determine costs of business
components/services, such as raw material purchases, inventory,
labor, and overhead. Recommend methods to improve use, collection,
tracking, and analysis of data.
- Analyze labor and materials cost data obtained and record
results in spreadsheets or software programs.
- Detail actual manufacturing costs and prepare monthly reports
comparing estimated costs to actual production costs.
- Collecting and analyzing data about a company's operational
costs, and Setting standard costs of manufactured goods, Developing
and analyzing cost standards
- Provide management with reports specifying and comparing
factors affecting prices and profitability of products and
services.
- Act as an accounting interface in the design, development,
coordination and functionality of the finance and accounting
portions of the enterprise resource planning system.
- Participate in the month end close by analyzing various
business segments and creating the journals to support the business
activity for the period. Particularly Payroll, Intercompany
activity and cash management.
- Performs statistical analyses to determine trends, estimates,
and significant changes, and writes narrative reports explaining
findings.
- Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities,
and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement,
and other reports to summarize and interpret current and projected
company financial position for other managers.
- Monitors monthly financial statements to ensure compliance with
US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and company
procedures.
- Prepare the monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts
and any corrective journals required.
- Prepare and file monthly/quarterly sales and use tax
returns.
- Processing orders entries, Daily enter key data for sales
orders, Checking data accuracy in orders to be ready for billing
process
- Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to
departments originating requests. Perform buying duties when
necessary
- Others tasks assigned by the supervisorProfile
- Must be a US Citizen or Green Card Holder(due to export
control/trusted supplier rules)
- Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or
university
- 4-8 years of experience in Accounting
- Solid understanding of US GAAP
- ERP systems experienceOther Skills:
- Ability to synthesize complex or diverse information
- Collects and researches data and uses intuition and experience
to complement data
- Designs work flows and procedures
- Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner
- Gathers and analyzes information skillfully to develop
solutions
- Works well in group problem solving situations
- Listens and gets clarification, responds well to questions
- Demonstrates group presentation skills and participates in
meetings
- Balances team and individual responsibilities well
- Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and
welcomes feedbackJob OfferSalary and benefits according to
candidate experience, interview performance, and references.MPI
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin,
age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an
individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable
federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from
minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other
qualified applicants.
Keywords: Michael Page, Milpitas , Senior Cost Accountant, Accounting, Auditing , Milpitas, California
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