Cost Accountant
Summary
Collect and analyze cost information, maintain BOMs, review standard and actual costs, prepare cost forecasts, and assist with inventory. Requires proven cost accounting or similar experience, construction knowledge, manufactured homes knowledge, and strong Excel skills.
Highlights
- Experience
- Experience as Cost Accountant, Cost Analyst, Accountant, or similar
Job description
Description
Responsibilities
Requirements and skills
Responsibilities
- Collect cost information and maintain BOM's
- Maintain proper cost percentage by recommend required price changes
- Determine fixed costs (e.g. Model requirements, Mandatory options)
- Plan for and record variable costs (e.g. raw material and labor costs)
- Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
- Analyze and report BOM margins
- Prepare (monthly, quarterly and annual) cost forecasts
- Assisting in month-end and quarter-end inventory
- Identify and recommend cost-effective solutions
Requirements and skills
- Proven work experience as a Cost Accountant, Cost Analyst, Accountant or similar role
- Thorough knowledge of construction
- In-depth understanding of manufactured homes business
- Computer literacy, MS Excel in particular (familiarity with VLOOKUPs and pivot tables)
- Excellent analytical skills with an attention to detail
- Strong time management skills
- Integrity, with an ability to handle confidential information