Job Title:

Cost Accountant

Type of Position:

8-month contract position to start. Contract may be extended, likely long term for direct hire.

Job Location:

Bloomfield, CT (on site role)

Compensation:

$65.00/hr to $70.00/hr (depending on experience). Overtime is paid at 1.5x over 40 hours)

Benefits:

• Available (health insurance, dental, vision, 401k, etc)
• This role will include 7 paid holidays and 5 days PTO (PTO accrues over time). There will be significantly more PTO when going direct hire.

Job Description:

HRU Technical Resources has partnered with an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products to help hire a Cost Accountant. This role will provide support and training on maintaining standard costs and ongoing analysis, maintaining accuracy and control on inventory, and provide professional advice and guidance on projects as it relates to costing and inventory. This role will be a key member of the costing team in providing costing support and in other accounting areas. We are generally looking for 3+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities:

• Leads and provide training on the annual physical inventory exemption application.
• Leads and provide training on the annual standard cost rollup in ERP.
• Provide support and guidance on meeting various audit and compliance requirements associated with costing and inventory.
• Provide support and advise on various projects as it relates to costing and inventory controls.
• Provide support on various research related to costing and inventory controls.

Experience / Skills Required:

• Manufacturing cost account experience, such as annual physical inventory, standard cost rollup in ERP, PPV analysis, prepare journal entries of inventory/ cost adjustment, E&O reserve analysis, meeting various audit and compliance requirements associated with costing and inventory.
• ERP Tools and Software – superior knowledge in Oracle/JDE, Bolt, HFM/planful and other financial reporting tools.
• Experience with account reconciliations.
• Customer focus - building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solution.

General Skills Required:

• Education - College, university, or equivalent degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required. A Bachelor’s Degree of some type is required.
• ERP Tools and Software – superior knowledge in Oracle and other financial reporting tools
• Financial acumen - interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions. In-depth knowledge of various financial guidelines and regulations.
• Manages complexity - making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Customer focus - building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Plans and aligns - planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Manages conflict - handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.

Preferred Skills / Experience:

• Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, Chartered Accountant or similar certification preferred.

Work Environment / Other Info:

• This is a 1st (day) shift role. Our standard schedule is 8:00am to 5:00pm (Monday to Friday)
• This will be an on site role (no remote / hybrid work).
• There may be occasional overtime (although not frequent). Any overtime will be paid at 1.5x.
• You will need to pass a background check and drug screen (including cannabis) for this role.
• EOE (including Disability/Veterans)