Cost Accountant II, Plant City Job

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Job Title: Cost Accountant II, Plant CityRequisition Number: ACCT SVC-4092Interest Category: Accounting / FinanceHourly/Salary: SalaryCity: Plant CityState: FloridaCountry: United StatesShift: DaysJob Description: Position SummaryAs a member of the Accounting team, the Cost Accountant, reports to the Plant Controller and is responsible for planning, analyzing, and communicating the profitability of the plant's manufacturing operations through detailed reports of efficiencies related to the plant's production and other key financial information for management review.The incumbent is also responsible for coordinating and conducting cycle counts and annual physical counts within the plant, guiding the cost analysis process, and building and controlling the plant's annual budget.Position ResponsibilitiesPlans, analyzes, and communicates the profitability of the plant’s manufacturing operations to produce informative, detailed reports outlining efficiencies, plant production, and key financial information for management review by:- Independently collecting and analyzing operational data;- Gathering data from key shop floor staff on production, inventory control, maintenance, etc;- Examining the plant’s production costs, gain/loss, and month-end closing data;- Gaining understanding, explaining, and reconciling manufacturing financial variances for the plant;- Identifying resources and solutions to control or eliminate gaps to plan and/or plant performance goals.Guides cost analysis process by implementing, refining, and reporting cost account processes that highlight operational opportunities and initiates projects that provide effective solutions by:- Participating in daily/weekly plant meetings to explain the results of analysis and identified solutions;- Providing trends and forecasts and recommending future action;- Continually identifying, designing, and implementing best cost accountant practices and process improvements and explaining processes and techniques throughout the plant;- Interacting with all levels of the plant to help drive change and gain commitment and buy-in for the new processes; and- Collaborating with business partners in the implementation of SAP to better control operational processes.Coordinates and conducts cycle counts and annual physical counts within the plant by:- Gathering employees to take part in the cycle counts;- Training employees on the proper counting technique and measuring their understanding;- Ensuring that the cycle count is completed efficiently and accurately and that all data has been entered properly; and- Identifying and explaining inventory variances between the general ledger and perpetual inventory as well as differences identified during physical inventory counts.Builds and controls the annual budget for the plant by:- Gathering the past year’s data and forecasting budget for the new year;- Determining additional labor, cost of labor, total cost/square footage of the plant; and- Communicating budget for the year and placing controls to maintain this number.The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and