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Aston Carter · 20 hours ago

Cost Accountant

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Contract

Onsite

Entry Level

$36/hr - $43.26/hr

1+ years exp

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions, and they are seeking a highly analytical Financial Cost Accountant/Analyst to join their Plant Controlling team. This role involves delivering financial insights to drive efficiency and profitability while managing month-end and year-end close activities, analyzing manufacturing variances, and supporting budgeting processes.

ConsultingHuman ResourcesInformation Technology

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Manage month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations for production costs

Analyze and report manufacturing variances such as material, labor, overhead, and purchase price differences

Maintain and update standard costs for raw materials, packaging, and finished goods; assist with the annual standard cost roll-up process

Prepare, analyze, and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly plant performance reports and key KPIs

Develop and maintain financial models to monitor and forecast plant performance, operational expenses, and capital investments

Provide clear, concise commentary on financial results, explaining variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods

Support annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes; collaborate with department leaders to create budgets and spending plans

Track actual spending versus budget and partner with managers to identify and implement cost-saving initiatives

Participate in physical inventory counts and cycle count programs; analyze inventory levels and identify slow-moving or obsolete stock (SLOB)

Ensure accurate inventory valuation and reserve calculations; reconcile inventory sub-ledgers to the general ledger and process adjustments

Address ad-hoc production and inventory-related issues promptly

Utilize SAP CO-PC (Product Costing), CO-PA (Profitability Analysis), and FI modules for data extraction, analysis, and reporting

Maintain master data integrity in SAP, including cost centers, profit centers, and material masters

Act as a financial partner to plant leadership, providing ad-hoc analysis and decision support

Evaluate capital expenditure requests (CapEx) by calculating ROI, payback period, and NPV

Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and providing explanations as needed

Qualification

SAP FISAP COCost accounting principlesFinancial analysisAdvanced ExcelPowerPointManufacturing processesAnalytical skillsBusiness Intelligence toolsAutomation toolsProgramming languagesProblem-solving skillsOrganizational skillsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsTeam collaboration