POSITION SUMMARY: The Cost Accountant is responsible for serving as a team leader in the Finance Department and ensuring the department creates accurate and timely financial records for the organization. This is an experienced-level position that reports to the Vice President in the Finance Department.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform accurate and timely month-end closing procedures including journal entries, reconciliations and roll-forward calculations
• Support Estimate to Complete calculations for project costing
• Conduct job cost and inventory cost analysis to ensure accuracy and identify areas for improvement. Providing insights and recommendations to management.
• Adhere to US GAAP standards while performing all job duties.
• Maintain and create cost accounting documentation as needed, including month-end closing procedures and analysis results, for audit purposes.
• Monitor and evaluate financial transactions to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Periodically analyze and update overhead costing rates.
• Compares actual production costs to historical/ projected costs and reports on variance.
• Assist in the preparation of budgets and forecasts, providing valuable insights into cost drivers and trends.
• Participate in year-end closing procedures and annual audit, reconciling accounts and preparing accruals as necessary.
• Provide additional financial reporting and support to the finance team as needed.
• Keeps management informed of area activities and of any significant problems. Reports transactions that are outside established purchasing policies to the Controller.
• Maintains regular contact with other departments to obtain information and/or to correct transactions views source documents and matches purchase orders, invoices, and receiving documents.
• Other duties as required or assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.
• 5+ years’ of Cost Accounting Experience, preferably in a Manufacturing setting.
• 2 + years of financial analysis experience
• Must have strong experience preparing and working with budgets, business planning, and experience providing solutions to key issues as they arise.
• Thorough understanding of US GAAP standards and cost accounting principles.
• Experience with ERP systems; knowledge of Sage preferred

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• MBA with a focus on Finance/Accounting
• Experience using Sage Accounting
• Experience using EmpowerMX

SUCCESS FACTORS/JOB COMPETENCIES:

• Financial management skills, including an excellent knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and financial analysis including budgeting and forecasting.
• Collaboration skills and the desire to assist others.
• Ethical conduct.
• Thoroughness, organization, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Understanding of general spaneting principles and pricing strategies.
• Excellent computer skills including Excel, Word, Power Point and other financial software packages as needed.
• High level of attention to detail, consistency, and efficiency to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Ability to organize, coordinate, and direct projects.
• Solid verbal and written communication abilities.
• Understanding of basic bookkeeping concepts and procedures.
• Must be able to read, write and speak Standard English for routine business correspondence and for producing work products.
• Must be able to adhere to all established safety policies, processes and procedures.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in indoor settings, including office and warehouse/airplane hangar environments which require the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, fax machines and safety gear.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This is a largely sedentary role, however some movement is required. This requires the ability to frequently use the fingers to make small movements such as typing, picking up small objects, or pinching fingers together. This would also occasionally require the ability to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. Exerts up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

TRAVEL: There is no travel expected for this position.

WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE: Must be able to legally work in the US without sponsorship.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN: Aspire MRO provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. Aspire will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities.