Cost Accounting Consultant

The role

You will support clients with interim and project-based accounting needs. This role involves developing and analyzing standard costs, performing inventory accounting, and partnering with plant managers to identify cost savings.

What you will do

• Develop, maintain, and analyze standard costs for raw materials, labor, and overhead
• Partner with plant managers and operations teams to identify cost savings opportunities and improve manufacturing performance
• Perform inventory accounting, including reconciliations, reserves, and valuation
• Lead or support physical inventories and cycle count programs while investigating inventory discrepancies
• Prepare and/or review monthly account reconciliations

Required qualifications

• 5–8 years of hands-on full-cycle accounting experience with mid-size companies
• Previous experience with manufacturing accounting, inventory management, and building and maintain job costing models
• Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP
• Experience researching technical GAAP issues within a manufacturing environment
• Ability to adapt to various client environments
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization
• Bachelor’s Degree - Accounting or Finance degrees or relatable business degree
• Strong desire for consulting style work and delivering excellent client service
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail
• Business partnership and communication skills
• Problem solving and critical thinking
• Hungry, Humble, Smart Attitude

Nice to have

• Work experience with both public and private companies
• Experience in middle-market manufacturing organizations ($50M-$500M revenue preferred)
• Hands on experience with ERP systems such as: Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, Epicor, Infor, SAP Business One, Oracle, Plex
• A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or MBA
• Prior employment by a Big 4 or other nationally recognized accounting firms

Benefits

• Competitive Salary and quarterly bonuses
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Excellent 401K employer match
• Strong commitment to work/life balance and the opportunity for extended periods of time off
• Comprehensive onboarding and on-going personal and career development

About the company

Bridgepoint Consulting, An Addison Group Company, provides services onsite at the client’s location and remotely. They employ experienced business and technical professionals to support high-growth and mid-sized companies.