The Planet Group
Overview
Cost Accountant — South Holland, IL (hybrid). Salary: $75-95k. Additional Compensation: 10% bonus. Responsibilities
Initiate activities of product costing, product manufacturing analysis and inventory valuation. Work closely with Plant operations, R&D, Supply Chain, Financial Planning and Analysis, Sales and Marketing to enter new specs into the system. Maintain existing products in the Item Master. Inactivate products no longer produced. Ensure consistency between plants and customers for comparability. Develop and maintain formulas. Generate and maintain system formulas that roll up standard cost and batches at the plants. Review regularly to ensure formula accuracy. Work closely with plants to calculate and update yields, staffing and through-put rates. Work with Plant Management in updating and maintaining routings in the systems. Assist in the development of new cost estimates for customer bids. Work closely with Controllers and Plant Managers to analyze past performance and current system. Assist Controllers and Financial Planning and Analysis in modeling and testing scenarios. Qualifications
3+ years cost accounting Experience in either the food manufacturing industry or broader CPG (consumer packaged goods) Excel Microsoft Dynamics 365 or other ERP system Process improvement experience and/or mindset Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Contract Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
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Cost Accountant — South Holland, IL (hybrid). Salary: $75-95k. Additional Compensation: 10% bonus. Responsibilities
Initiate activities of product costing, product manufacturing analysis and inventory valuation. Work closely with Plant operations, R&D, Supply Chain, Financial Planning and Analysis, Sales and Marketing to enter new specs into the system. Maintain existing products in the Item Master. Inactivate products no longer produced. Ensure consistency between plants and customers for comparability. Develop and maintain formulas. Generate and maintain system formulas that roll up standard cost and batches at the plants. Review regularly to ensure formula accuracy. Work closely with plants to calculate and update yields, staffing and through-put rates. Work with Plant Management in updating and maintaining routings in the systems. Assist in the development of new cost estimates for customer bids. Work closely with Controllers and Plant Managers to analyze past performance and current system. Assist Controllers and Financial Planning and Analysis in modeling and testing scenarios. Qualifications
3+ years cost accounting Experience in either the food manufacturing industry or broader CPG (consumer packaged goods) Excel Microsoft Dynamics 365 or other ERP system Process improvement experience and/or mindset Seniority level
Mid-Senior level Employment type
Contract Job function
Accounting/Auditing and Finance Industries
Staffing and Recruiting
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