Jr. Cost Accountant

About this role

Job Summary
HiRel Connectors Inc. (HIRELCO) is an industry leader whose expertise is in designing and manufacturing custom and MIL-Spec interconnect products for a variety of industries including Aerospace and Defense. We are seeking a Jr Cost Accountant to collect, analyze, and report on cost accounting data. This includes monitoring inventory levels, performing cost comparisons, product costing analyses, tracking variances, and making journal entries.

Responsibilities

• Performs both transactional and analytical tasks for accurate costing of work orders related to production, other services, R&D and special projects.
• Perform monthly reconciliation of inventory and monitor the accumulation of indirect/direct labor on daily basis, as well as other analyses relating to manufacturing expenses as assigned and book adjusting entries.
• Assist in quarterly WIP review and quarterly inventory sample counts.
• Generates monthly non-conformance costing summary and analysis.
• Prepare monthly margin analysis and other KPIs assigned.
• Reviews costing trends and investigates anomalies to ensure accuracy of financials specific to inventory and cost of production.
• Establish and maintain a cross functional relationship with areas such as production, planning, and quality.
• Participates in various inventory reporting activities – physical counts, production observations, cost & efficiency studies as required.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, business preferred with some accounting. Accounting degree with an interest in cost accounting is a big plus.
• MS Office (specifically Excel)
• ERP experience is ideal.
• Ability to focus and prioritize duties.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret technical documents and specifications.
• Proficient in using MRP/ERP software and tools, proficient in Microsoft Excel and other relevant software applications - Experience with MRP/ERP Software Implementation would be idea...