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Cost Accountant

Greendale, IN 47025

Posted: 04/16/2024 Employment Type: Contract Job Category: Professional Services Job Number: 605078 Is job remote?: No Country: United States

Job Description


The Cost Accountant assists with month end closing, including preparation of month end and quarter end reporting packages, and pursues process improvements such as report automation utilizing current or future ERP applications. Incumbent also assists in the establishing of product routings, costs and variance analysis. Coordinates inventory related activities with Inventory Control, including cycle count activities, and help ensure overall inventory accuracy. Ensures SOX related activities are conducted according to documentation, helps coordinate changes as required, and works with PTS and corporate as required in the review and testing of SOX related processes. Works with internal and external auditors as required.

II. Specific Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Participate in month-end closing, preparing journal entries in areas such as inventory related adjustments and write-offs, reserves analysis, reconciliations, and data collection and preparation of monthly/quarterly reporting
  • Utilizing current or future ERP applications, automate creation of the monthly and quarterly reporting packages to ensure timeliness and accuracy, providing direct download capabilities where possible to eliminate redundant data entry; also use extraction capabilities to perform ad-hoc projects and analysis
  • Assist in establishment of product routings, review of current routings and BOMs for accuracy, special costing projects, and provide management with accurate and timely reports
  • Collect, analyze and report on product variances generated to operations and plant management; provide explanations as to cause and effect of variances, or point out if BOM or routings issue, or planned deviations such as alternative work center utilization
  • Coordinate inventory related activities with management and Inventory Control, including analysis, reporting, cycle count activities (such as blind counts); inventory adjustment needs; and help ensure overall inventory accuracy
  • Ensure SOX related activities are conducted as documented, help coordinate changes as required, and work with PTS and corporate as required in the review and testing of SOX related processes; this includes working with both internal and external auditors
  • Other duties as assigned, such as analyzing past and present financial results and estimating future revenues and expenditures for budget or forecast work

III. Essential Skills and Experience:
  • Education or Equivalent: (Minimum required to perform job)
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a directly related field; 5 years General Accounting/Costing experience in a manufacturing environment

Knowledge/Skills Requirements:
  • Principles and practices of accounting procedures
  • Basic general accounting knowledge of a manufacturing environment
  • Knowledge of inventory processes
  • Knowledge of various computer software programs to include: Microsoft Excel, Word, Accounting, Payroll and Time Systems
  • Excellent organization, verbal and written communication skills







Pay Rate Range: $30-38/hr. Salary will be commensurate with experience

The staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.

Planet Pharma is an equal opportunity employer. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.

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Although this hasn't been an issue at Planet Pharma, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at Planet Pharma.