Senior Cost Accountant

The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for preparing consolidated financial statements and other accounting statements and reports including management reports.  The incumbent will review and verify the accuracy of journal entries and accounting classifications.

Major Responsibilities:  
•    Prepares monthly journal entries, consolidating entries and month-end analyses.
•    Responsible for various exhibits and commentary required for reports issued to management, outside Directors and government agencies.  
•    Coordinates typing, proofreading, issuance and filing of reports
•    Prepares and analyzes distribution and storage costs
•    Evaluates and recommends improvements to accounting procedures and systems.
•    Reconciles and analyses intercompany activity.
•    Provides guidance to other accounting staff.
•    Assists with special projects, year-end activities and related duties
•    Prepares reconciliations of inventory

Incumbent Attributes

 

•    College degree in accounting 
•    3-5 years of accounting experience, CPA preferred
•    Ability to understand and follow detailed instructions
•    Ability to function effectively while meeting deadlines
•    Strong interpersonal, communication and administrative skills
•    Proficient with Microsoft Windows environment and have an excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Applications
•    Familiarity with SAP systems is a plus

Position Scope/Contribution
•    Contact with CF manufacturing locations occurs routinely.  Incumbents in this position use and know well the fundamental accounting concepts and practices.  Under supervision, they apply established methods/procedures to perform work that is often varied and may be somewhat difficult.  Instructions are detailed, but incumbents are expected to function more independently than entry-level accountants.

Internal Controls
•    Understands and complies with established departmental processes and procedures designed to support internal controls efforts.  Identifies and brings to the attention of department management internal controls deficiencies