Job Description

The Cost Accountant provides a combination of financial management and analytical tasks to help the company understand and improve the drivers of company costs in key functions such as production, distribution (including retail), and overhead. The role involves hands-on work with department heads, including one to two days per week on site in the production facility and retail outlets. The Cost Accountant is part of the finance team and will also support general ledger, inventory management, payables and receivables, and fixed asset management.

Key Responsibilities:

Analyze wholesale inventory costs and flows to improve margins. Support the company's wholesale sales to brick-and-mortar and e-commerce retailers. Manage customer contracts and invoices related to supply agreements, consignment agreements, and delivery and other service arrangements. Analyze retail sales, stock turnover, and margin to optimize retail assortment. Control physical inventory in warehouses. Implement bar-code reading systems and associated business processes for inbound and outbound inventory flow. Lead periodic stock counts and reconciliations. Develop a production accounting system to calculate the cost of goods sold for finished products. Create business processes and install technology tools to track product flow through production processes. Control inventory in the production business unit. Control physical inventory in retail stores. Implement processes for purchasing, receiving, stock counting, and reconciliation. Analyze corporate overhead to understand cost drivers. Prepare budgets and reports. Recommend process improvements to increase profits. Provide managers with reports related to cost and margin. Recommend inventory management process improvements to increase profits.
Key Skills:

Accounting skills; ACCA or CPA designation is a must Financial analysis and reporting skills Familiarity with ERP systems; Microsoft Dynamics is a plus Experience with statistical analysis is a plus Experience with SQL programming is a plus Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or another relevant field Fluent in English This role offers a dynamic and hands-on opportunity to contribute to the financial efficiency and success of the company.
Job Type: Full-time