Cost Accounting Consultant

Job Description

Job Description

Cost Accounting Consultant Austin, TX

Duties and Responsibilities :

Design and implement testing procedures for COGS recognition, inventory reporting and item cost setups in the ERP system.

Assist with the design of best practices of costing that reflects operations of individual business units.

Set up ERP system to determine inventory categories (raw, WIP, FG) in an easily identifiable manner.

Understand pain points in current costing processes including manual processes and tracking of costs(material, labor and overhead) across different business units.

Collaborate cross-functionally with central operations on designing best practice allocation of overhead costs. Work with local manufacturing wo ensure labor costs are correctly represented in item costs through system routings.

Develop flexible reporting to better monitor slow inventory.

Create reporting for tracking markup eliminations across the business.

Communicate with IT on setup changes and manage project deadlines.

Qualifications

To perform the job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills required.

Demonstrate the ability to work effectively as a member of a cross-functional team.

Ability to work in a global environment.

Familiarity with IFRS / GAAP.

Education and Experience

Minimum of 4-7 years of Cost Accounting or related experience.

Experience with ERP Implementation.

Strong knowledge of Accounting / Cost principles and procedures.

Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance.