Posted in: Finance in California | Posted: |
Job Description
Active role in month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing procedures, including preparing Journal Entries, general ledger analysis, variance explanations, and other accounting related processes
Prepare monthly and quarterly account reconciliations to ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance
Prepare monthly operational reports explaining material, labor and overhead efficiency and productivity costs in comparison to plan
Develop and maintain the financial cost reports necessary to fully explain standard and gross margin analyses and the variances to planned results
Monitor and explain all manufacturing cost aspects including material, labor and overhead, price-volume-mix analyses as well as efficiency, productivity and spend variances.
Work with the Logistics Team and IT to understand current reporting metrics, develop improved reports and fully understand inventory transactions as relates to the general ledger
Acts as the finance lead for annual physical inventory and monthly cycle counts; work with the operational resources responsible for these processes to assure timely and accurate financial reporting implications
Lead the annual standard cost development and roll of same
Prepare and maintain standard adjusting journal entries with related support as relates to operational cost accounting and monthly inventory book to perpetual
Assist in the preparation of year-end audit PBCs
Assist Accounting, Finance, and Operations with ad-hoc requests and analytical projects
Provide support in development of annual budget
Continuously search for process improvement to increase efficiencies
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
Ability to work independently and as part of the team
Effective communication and interpersonal skills
Advanced proficiency in MS Office (Outlook, Word & Excel)
Experience using Oracle Fusion, NetSuite, Ship Compliant and Avalara (nice to have but not crucial)
Must be able to multi-task, prioritize and work quickly/accurately under pressure
Should be organized, goal oriented, energetic, team player and responsive
Ability to quickly, strategically, and decisively take action in fast-changing, unpredictable situations
Ability to plan and meet deadlines