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Title:  Cost Analyst / Accountant
Location:  Los Angeles, CA
Job Type:  Direct Hire
Compensation:  $50,000.00 to $58,000.00 per Year
Reference Code:  947907-WQG
Description:  A growing international manufacturer is looking for a Senior Cost Analyst for their Los Angeles plant. Essential Duties:
  • Produce reports and monthly forecasts to track progress against established goals
  • Provide P/L statements along with supplemental reports that show progress against budget
  • Be intimately involved in the development of the annual operating unit budget
  • Assure inventory is costed appropriately and the records are correct and timely by monitoring and analyzing variances and transactions
  • Assist in developing the annual budget and participate in month-end close functions
  • Provide assurance that decisions made based on standard costs and inventory flow are sound
  • Estimate production costs to help secure new business for the company
  • Prepare capital expenditure proposals (CEPS) to improve the production process and/or service to our customers
  • Maintain production standards to provide accurate costs
  • Maintain and create new production items in BPCS to generate shop orders for production
  • Prepare production reports and maintain reporting structures to provide information about key metrics to management
  • Support safety projects and procedures for manufacturing
Requirements:  Educational Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting and/or Industrial Engineering (a plus)
Minimum Work Experience:
  • 4 years of manufacturing accounting experience including cost accounting
  • Able to produce reports and monthly forecasts
  • Ability to produce P/L statements along with supplemental reports
  • Intimately involved in the development of the annual operating unit budget
Minimum Special Technical Skills:
  • Knowledge and high-level experience with Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, and Access)
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
Preferred Special Technical Skills:
  • BPCS or AS400 experience (desirable)
  • Experience writing queries in AS400 or Access (desirable)
  • SPC and Lean Manufacturing knowledge (desirable)