A Japanese major Tier1 company in Automotive industry is seeking a Cost Accountant to join the team.
Candidate with 1-3 year cost accounting experience welcomed Job Title : Cost Accountant Working Location: Huntsville, AL Area Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k and so.
Working Hour: 8-5 Employment: Direct-hire; Full-time Salary: 75K (DOE) Responsibilities and Duties
· Provides detailed cost information not supplied by general accounting systems, applying principles of cost accounting.
· Aggregates and compiles accounting cost reports showing total cost, selling prices, rates profits, or other cost information needed for proper cost accounting.
· Calculates individual items, such as labor, material, and time costs, relationship of sales or revenues to cost, and overhead expenditures.
· Prepares and examines records, such as time and production sheets, payrolls, operations charts, and schedules, to obtain data for calculations.
· Analyzes data obtained and documents results.
· Perform cost analyses and preparing budget reports.
· Prepare (monthly, quarterly, and annual) cost forecasts.
· Analyze PL and make discrepancy report.
· Provide in-depth analysis of current KPI performance against plans and forecasts.
· Thorough understanding of the company system and realization of the system.
· Understand Cost calculation and calculate cost ratio.
· Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business with an emphasis in accounting, or a related field
· 3-5 years of experience in general accounting and cost accounting.
A PLUS to have experience in a manufacturing plant.
· Computer literacy skills, especially with MS Excel/PowerPoint, basic data entry and Computation
· Having Japanese skills is a big plus.