Cost Accountant

Company: Chemical Guys
Location: Gardena
Posted on: April 8, 2021

Job Description:

Summary
The cost accountant is responsible for all aspects of cost and inventory accounting. This individual will be focused on maintaining and managing standard cost and the overall inventory health. Chemical Guys is a rapidly growing company in the car care space backed by a leading private equity firm.
Responsibilities

• Provide management with monthly metrics on the health of inventory: on hand vs sales forecast, slow moving inventory, inventory by location, etc.
• Maintain all aspects of cost accounting including standard setting for: labor, overhead, material, and time studies.
• Perform detailed cost accounting research on monthly production variances
• Process costing transactions within Oracle on a monthly basis
• Perform monthly journal entries to capitalize production variances
• Partner with supply chain to manage inventory levels to meet sales forecast
• Partner with supply chain on cost savings initiatives
• Work with cross functional teams on ERP enhancements
• Assist controller in implementing companywide best practices
• Complete all monthly journal entries for inventory & cost accounting (i.e. capitalization of production variances, COGS overhead allocation, etc.)
  Qualifications ---
  • Minimum 3-5 years' experience managing standard cost in a manufacturing environment.
  • Proven ability to work in a dynamic and rapidly growing company
  • Experience working with cross functional teams
  • Familiarity with cloud-based ERP systems (Oracle) preferred
  • Consumer packaged goods and ecommerce experience a plus
  • BS degree in Accounting
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel
  • Hands-on, down to earth, roll-up sleeves approach
  • Ability to understand the big picture while being detailed oriented
  • Self-starter capable of working independently
    

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