Cost Accountant at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. – Lampasas, Texas

The Cost Accountant will provide support to the plants and be responsible for preparing accurate and timely cost estimates to support internal and external inquiries. Assist in preparation of budgets, forecasts, and month end close. Control finished goods and raw material inventories. Assist with reporting, continuous improvement and other special projects as needed for the plants. All financial information will be processed in accordance to JSOX compliance. The cost accountant will be expected to prepare reports in a timely and accurate manner. Must be willing to work overtime or weekends in order to meet deadlines.

• Provide new product cost estimate to support marketing initiatives.
• Help to identify process improvement for accurate and timely cost information.
• Enter new product costing in ERP system, creating and maintaining bill of materials/routings, and review cost setup for current products.
• Complete daily work order closures in the ERP system, working with Inventory Control to ensure accuracy of all transactions.
• Review cost transactions, prepare variance reports, and provide root cause analysis of variances.
• Assist with month end closing entries and monthly reporting, communicating financial results to plant operations.
• Assist with preparation of weekly forecasts and annual budget.
• Assist with preparation of inventory reconciliation and obsolete inventory reserve.
• Prepare plant KPI and environmental reports
• Provide various analysis to support plant operations and improve production efficiency, increase inventory accuracy and other ad hoc projects.
• Manage capital projects and work with Plant Engineer to close CIP projects timely and keep up to date records of CIP spending.
• Work with Maintenance Manager to keep Fixed Assets up-to-date and submit new Assets requests to Corporate.
• Perform Fixed Asset inventories and submit asset disposal documentation, as needed.
• Support internal control reviews
• Update job knowledge by participating in educational and/or training opportunities
• Backup for the Staff Accountant for Accounts Payable processing, as needed.
• Other duties as assigned to support plant and corporate needs.

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Education

Education Level

Description

4 Year / bachelor's degree

Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field

Experience

Minimum Years of Experience

Comments

2 to 4 years

Experience in cost accounting or related experience in a food manufacturing environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
List any program-based or field knowledge. Include skills/abilities needed to perform the job

· Excellent Microsoft Office Suite skills

· Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, especially Pivot Tables

· Strong ERP software experience, preferably JDE

· Excellent communication skills

· Ability to analyze data and provide recommendations

· Experience working with budgeting and/or forecasting