Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview: Cost Accountant will oversee physical inventory accuracy across all of NSA’s six locations. The Cost Accountant will implement and facilitate procedures to ensure both physical count and valuation accuracy. The Cost Accountant will work with local inventory management teams to carry out audits and maintain quantity-on-hand accuracy by overseeing cycle counts. The Cost Accountant will be responsible for verifying and maintaining accurate standard costing records, unit of measurement conversions and accuracy of BOMs. Ongoing analysis of volume and price variances will be required with a comprehensive ability to analyze, identify and correct problems as they arise. The Cost Accountant will work out of Cleveland HQ location with occasional travel to other warehousing facilities.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and maintain standard costing system ensuring accuracy of raw materials, bill of materials and OH rates
• Lead and manage cycle-count / physical inventory process; analyzing and reconciling results to General Ledger
• Develop and maintain product standard costs for raw materials, labor and overhead rates
• Continuously review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies, updating standards when significant changes in raw material costs, bill of material or routing assumptions have occurred
• Analyze cost drivers and investigate root causes of standard versus actual cost variances on shop orders, developing and implementing solutions to reduce or eliminate variances
• Analyze the Income Statement results versus budget and prior year and provide key insight and reporting to Management on variance drivers;
• Identify raw material cost trends and purchase price variances and work with Supply Chain and Accounting to identify cost-effective solutions
• Identify manufacturing cost trends and work with Operations and Accounting to identify cost-effective solutions
• Identify SG&A cost trends and work with internal partners and Accounting to identify cost-effective solutions
• Manage the General Ledger and perpetual inventory
• Perform month-end closing activities through the preparation and posting of journal entries and preparing timely analysis and reconciliation of inventory and associated Balance Sheet reserves ensuring strict adherence to closing time schedule
• Create and prepare reporting to allow for effective usage of monthly financial results by Management and Operations Teams
• Participate in the year-end external financial audit owning all product cost and inventory related audit activities
• Perform various special projects and cost analysis as required to support Operations, R&D, Supply Chain and Finance departments

Training: Provided on the job and supplemented with external seminars/classes

Qualifications:

• Education & Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related industry experience
• Experience: 3-5 years previous work experience; prior manufacturing / costing experience

Key Competencies: Self-motivated and results driven, strong organizational and communication skills, attention to detail, analytical thinking and problem-solving, ability to multi-task, high degree of integrity and confidentiality, initiative with decision making, teamwork and cooperation

Physical Requirements: Long periods of sitting or standing at an individual work station, heavy computer work

Working Conditions: Temperature-regulated office environment

EEO Statement: National Safety Apparel provides equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, disability, ancestry, age, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation or any other protected group status as defined by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cleveland, OH 44135: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• What Are Your Salary Requirements?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

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