Senior Cost Accountant (Aerospace)

Description

Acara Solutions has been providing aerospace firms nationally with our staffing services for over 65 years. Our national/international aerospace client with roots back to the 1850's, has a plant NE of Sacramento, CA. They are looking for a Sr. Cost Accountant to join their organization as a salaried direct employee. Their salary target is $105K - $115K (some flexibility for a senior candidate). This is an onsite position.

Join a 3 person accounting team (Accounting Manager, Accounting Specialist, and Controller) doing proposal pricing, customer audits and work-in-process fiscal control, review and correct cost performance and accounting record variances, journal entries, estimates for cost to complete, etc.

The Sr. Cost Accountant directs the preparation, updating and cost performance analysis of Manufacturing overhead budgets and financial reporting, in addition to providing detailed estimates and analysis of labor and material costs in support of proposal pricing, customer audits and work-in-process fiscal control. The Cost Accountant also manages the standard cost accounting system including identifying problems and initiating system improvements.

Perform planning and budgeting support activities; prepare and summarize detail department work papers and supporting documentation for planning, reporting and budgeting

Analyze general and administrative, overhead, direct labor and direct material cost performance

Review and correct cost performance and accounting record variances

Provide estimates of costs to complete current programs

Analyze month-end variances, production work-in-progress and shipments

Provide appropriate data in response to customer audits or inquiries

Prepare justification and performance review of manufacturing overhead budgets

Prepare, analyze and update bills of material

Analyze labor history trends and adjust to proposal requirements using learning curve factors, judgment, etc.

Respond to special requests from manufacturing management for other fiscal reports or information

Conduct operations audits

Assist in year-end physicals and/or cycle count inventory issues; Prepare and reconcile reports, as needed

Participate in Month-End closing activities

Complete journal entries

Determine classification and validity of variances and overall inventory valuation

Participate in data collection and research to reduce inventory levels on a monthly basis; communicate possible inventory improvements with Operations

Job Requirements

Required Skills / Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree

Min 5 years of experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing or similar environment, including:

Knowledge of Sarbanes Oxley;

Knowledge of financial systems and budget process;

Knowledge of manufacturing methods and processes utilized in a high technology manufacturing operation

This is an ITAR facility, U.S. persons required (Green Card acceptable).

Preferred Skills / Qualifications:

MBA

CMA or CPA preferred

SOX knowlege

ERP experience (a plus to have Sage and Shopkeeper)

Experience in an environment with emphasis in government & military pricing preferred (EAC Accounting)

Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) & Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Experience

Background in cost accounting, including design of cost collection and control systems

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.