Cost Accountant jobs in Appleton, WI

We are a manufacturing company in a small town in Wisconsin. 

To be considered, you must live within a 1 hour radius of Kiel, WI.

We are hiring US Citizens and Green Card Permanent residents only.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1.     Develop and maintain a cost accounting system, documents, and records for the organization

2.     Collect and analyze data about the company’s operational costs including raw material purchases, inventory, work in process, and labor

3.     Review changes in goods and services to determine what effect it has on product cost

4.     Prepare estimates of new and proposed product costs

5.     Provide analysis to support make versus buy decisions on component and service parts

6.     Conduct variance analysis such as Invoice to PO price variances and work order variances

7.     Prepare estimates of new and proposed product costs

8.     Generate reports for management that specify and compare factors that affect product profitability

9.     Project profit margins for machine sales and analyze trends compared to budget results

10.  Prepare cost forecasts for monthly, quarterly, or annual operating analysis

11.  Conduct physical inventories and monitor the cycle count program

12.  Assists with preparation for annual audits

13.  Works to reconcile cost inaccuracies or imbalances

14.  Control and managing reporting of plant wide capital expenditures

15.  Generate KPI Reporting and Analysis including labor reporting

16.  Preform account reconciliations as assigned

17.  Provide back up support for the Finance Director

18.  Performs special projects as assigned

Education and/or Experience                                                  

B.A. in Accounting and 3 years of cost accounting experience, or an Associates degree and 5 years experience.