Cost Accountant

Our Maple Ridge manufacturing client is seeking a Cost Accountant to join their busy team. This exciting company has a stellar reputation for high quality products and serves international markets. Please note this is not a remote or hybrid role.

The role reports to the VP Finance and will be responsible for the following :

• Set up systems and processes for the costing function including allocation of labour and overhead costs for all products
• Develop and maintain production labour rate standards
• Proactive analysis of labour, material, inventory and purchase price variances.
• Develop, measure, and report production KPI’s
• Identify, develop, and implement, key metrics and tracking system for major cost drivers
• Develop, measure, and report, on costs of fabrication, paint, and packaging work centres in custom production
• Develop costing for new products and capital expenditure analysis.
• Investigate opportunities for production grants and incentives.
• Conduct rotational inventory audit (stock cycle count)
• Assist in month-end close of the General Ledger as it relates to COGS and Inventory accounting.
• Participate in the preparation of the annual plant operating budget forecast including standard cost development, budgeted variances, cost center budgeting, headcount requirements, volume analysis, and raw material pricing analysis
• Investigate materials hedging.
• Communication of issues and opportunities to operations management.

Qualifications and attributes for this role include :

If this opportunity sounds interesting to you - please quote JO - 05150-0013077033. We look forward to sharing more details with you!

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