Beacon Resources, in partnership with our client in the South Bay region of Southern California, seeks a Cost Accountant to join an e-commerce home furnishings company.

Job – The Cost Accountant will perform a combination of cost accounting and general accounting tasks. You will report to an Accounting Manager.

Job Site Status (Remote/Hybrid/Onsite) – The role is remote at present, but within the next couple of months, the hired accountant will be working on site a couple of days/week.

Culture – You will join a company with a heavy emphasis on teamwork and helping each other outside of their expected roles. There is a cadre of extremely intelligent people at the company with big ambitions for the company. The company is growing doing well financially.

Compensation/Benefits – Salary range begins at $80,000/year and increases depending on qualifications. A bonus is offered as well. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage options. There are an unlimited # of PTO days.

COST ACCOUNTANT DUTIES

Cost Accounting

• Participate in all month-end closes involving inventory issues
• Input Journal Entries and Account Reconciliations into the General Ledger (G/L) as it involves inventory and fixed asset issues
• Support all other accounting personnel in physical inventory counts, including shrink counts
• Ensure all inventory counting and fixed asset assessment procedures comply with all relevant internal control systems
• Research all possible solutions to improve inventory accounting processes, including ways to reduce shrink counts
• Analyze variances in inventory (raw materials, finished goods) between stated and actual counts, including using the FIFO accounting method
• Contribute to the COGS and inventory budget
• Assist in establishing costing system in conjunction with ERP rollout

Corporate Accounting

• Support audit process

Miscellaneous

• Accept other various financial and accounting tasks as needed

COST ACCOUNTANT QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration
• At least two (2) years of work experience in cost accounting
• Experience in a manufacturing and/or food production and/or Consumer Products Goods (CPG) environment

Preferred

• CPA
• Public Accounting experience

COST ACCOUNTANT SKILLS

Required

Technical

• Expert-level Excel proficiency (v-lookups, pivot tables, IF formulas, et. al)
• Expert-level Word proficiency
• Proficiency with an ERP system

Interpersonal

• Superior “people” skills
• Willingness to take on significant responsibility
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to think critically and analytically
• Ability to write in a clear and concise manner

Preferred

Technical

• Navision

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