Operations Accountant
United States
Full Time
Mid Level
FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Role Purpose
1. Role Purpose
- Administer approved accounting practices so cost reports accurately reflect production activity.
- Report raw material and labour variances for management review.
- Assist with maintaining standard costing information and approved cost updates.
- Track purchase price variance monthly and report significant variances for management review.
- Apply annual standard cost changes for material and labour on January 1.
- Assist with month-end journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
- Prepare and review monthly gross margin reports and identify significant variances for management review.
- Review the master inventory list for inactive materials and products.
- Enter reported scrap, warehouse transfers, and inventory adjustments.
- Assist with coordinating physical inventory counts, including material listings, count instructions, and count procedures.
- Reconcile the perpetual inventory balance to the physical inventory count.
- Prepare and update established KPI reports for gross margin, cost control, and operational efficiency.
- Document cost accounting systems and procedures.
- Maintain documentation for internal controls and audit purposes.
- Prepare sales commission calculations based on approved commission plans.
- Maintain and reconcile vendor and customer rebate schedules, including accruals, claims, and true-ups.
- Well-developed communication skills.
- Previous accounting experience; manufacturing or cost accounting exposure is an asset.
- Computer literacy, including spreadsheets and accounting systems.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
- Work in compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and applicable regulations.
- Use protective equipment and safety devices required by the employer.
- Follow safe work practices and procedures.
- Follow proper procedures for handling hazardous materials, equipment, and processes under WHMIS.
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