Cost Accountant

Job Title: Cost Accountant

Location: Cornwall, ON (Hybrid)

Estimated Duration: 3 Months

Duties:

• Prepare cost models to determine the feasibility and profitability of new projects that company may wish to undertake
• Input and costing of all new finished goods going into production in stock master and costing files
• Create a quality specification standard and costs associated in the AS 400 for all new qualities and experimental runs
• Update finished goods’ costs into all companies
• Provide weekly, monthly and yearly reports based on production
• Analyze and interpret spending and usage variances of production
• Analyze and interpret absorption variances of labour and overheads
• Update cost and finishing Bill of Materials to reflect any changes in specifications
• Provide Tariff Classification duty codes and transfer values
• Enter Work in Process adjustments due to errors and write-offs
• Sort, code, batch, total and enter physical inventory tickets for all raw materials counted at physical inventory
• Prepare departments budgets
• Create and maintain temporary files and roll them over to become the following fiscal year’s new standards
• Compare old and new standards to ensure that the changeover is accurate
• Enter all Work in Process lot numbers counted at physical inventory
• Hand out, balance and reimburse petty cash
• Investigate and resolve any costing/production issues that arise
• Work with programmer to create new programs, queries, reports and systems as needed
• Responsible to observe all of occupational health and safety rules. This ensures your personal safety and the safety of others and also promote safety at work for all employees.
• Additional duties as required

Education:
 

• 2-year college diploma in Accounting or similar field of study would be considered an asset

Qualifications:
 

• Minimum 2 years experience in manufacturing
• Data entry experience
• AS 400 experience would be considered an asset