Columbia Machine, Inc. · 11 hours ago
Senior Cost Accountant - Columbia Machine
Vancouver, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expColumbia Machine, Inc. is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to manage cost accounting operations. The role involves reconciling account balances, analyzing costs and inventory, and performing month-end and year-end closings, while also collaborating with various departments to enhance communication and efficiency.
IndustrialMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Maintain cost accounting system, cost ledgers, and related general ledgers
Perform month-end accounting close activities related to inventory, manufacturing costs, and variances, including account reconciliations and follow-up
Assist with year-end physical inventory counts
Generate accounting reports and distribute to internal customers
Ensure inventory accuracy by working with Operations on inventory transactions and adjustments
Responsible for the integrity of detailed standard costs
Manages, corrects, analyzes and reports on material variances
Manages errors, including zero cost of sales and various other errors
Analyze production costs and margins, work with Sales to ensure we are achieving adequate margins
Perform standard cost development for new parts and work closely with Sales
Responsible for quarterly and year-end physical counts of steel
Responsible for monitoring and reporting of cycle counting activities
Responsible for reconciling Inventory, Work-in-Process and other accounts
Liaison to manufacturing for questions and assistance in a variety of areas
Prepare weekly Labor Flash reports
Prepares several statistical monthly reports
Responsible for year-end standard cost updates
Documents processes and procedures; eliminates non-value-added activities
Works closely with Operations to document and improve inventory reporting functions
Participates in cross functional teams
Contributes to team effort - willing take on new assignments, fill in for others as needed; accomplishes other duties as assigned
Establishes personal networks, participates in professional societies, attends professional workshops and reviews publications
Occasional travel to subsidiary locations to help standardize costing, inventory counts and other procedures
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance
3-5 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
Strong analytical skills
Attention to detail
Deep understanding of cost accounting, accounting principles and regulations
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), advanced Excel skills
ERP system (M3/Infor Smart Office and Microsoft Business Central preferred)
SQL server Management Studio
Analytical skills
Computer/Technical skills
Written and Oral Communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Project/Process Management skills
Interpersonal Communication skills
Strong work ethic
Team player
Detailed oriented
Customer focused
Dedicated to continuous improvement
Preferred
ERP system (M3/Infor Smart Office and Microsoft Business Central)
Company
Columbia Machine, Inc.
Columbia is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and support of equipment for a variety of industries, with customers in over 100 countries around the world.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Rick Goode
Chairman and CEO
Gina Walker
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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