Shakespeare - Cost Accountant

SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LLC, a Jadex Inc. company, is a US-based manufacturer of both industrial and consumer products for a wide variety of industries and applications.

Shakespeare® industrial products are tailored to the customer's unique needs and include custom engineered nylon resins, performance monofilaments, and conductive fibers used as raw materials in finished goods ranging from automotive components to medical applications. The company operates under the Shakespeare®, Rino-Tuff®, and Weed Warrior® brands in the lawn & garden category and is a major player in the mass merchant channel as the primary universal fit solution for trimmer line, heads, and accessories. The brand is known worldwide within the marine electronics industry for marine radio antennas with a portfolio of connectivity solutions and accessories to help keep boaters connected and safe. Maintaining communications is of utmost importance to military forces across the world and Shakespeare®'s line of military antenna products plays a critical role in achieving mission success.

Cost Accountant - Columbia, SC

Position Summary

Responsible for timely and accurate cost and financial analyses, metrics reporting, development and communication of recommendations related to manufacturing costs, profit modeling, and financial accounting to provide key information to management for the operation and improvement of the overall business.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for development and maintenance of cost accounting systems which includes: (1) bills of materials and routings input, review, and verification (2) provision of cost estimates/analyses for potential new products and changes to existing products (3) variance analyses.
• Assist in the budgeting and forecasting process as it relates to material rates, sales/costs analyses, etc.
• Maintain and update standard cost data to ensure that all standard costs are accurate and reflect current manufacturing processes
• Routinely perform "actual" cost studies/cost audits to identify areas of possible cost savings/reductions and to maximize profitability
• Responsible for generating, maintaining, and analyzing reports and data for monthly business unit reviews and business process improvements
• Monthly trend analysis
• Participate in manufacturing planning, logistics and operations meetings and reconcile production data to financial reporting through job closing process
• Accurate and timely analysis of Inventory, Margins, Absorption Rates
• Best Practices cost savings and validation
• Perform appropriate risk and sensitivity analysis
• Provide complete and accurate Key Performance Indicators weekly to drive execution
• Communicate with cross functional teams to build robust business case assumptions
• Assist in the physical inventory process/reconciliation/revaluations.
• Assist with analysis of capital requests
• Establishes and maintains effective work relationships within the department, the company, the Corporation and the community; maintains the professional competence, knowledge and skills necessary for performance of all assigned duties

Secondary Functions

• Identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change when needed
• Plan and participate in the preparation of the annual plan, budgeting, and forecasting
• Assist in the collection/analysis of data for the Annual Plan Process and Monthly forecasting process
• Provide cost and general ledger accounting support during the month end close process to include operational management reporting, journal entries, account analysis and reconciliation, and actual vs. budget analysis
• Provide historical information by product
• Become proficient at creating and validating cost models
• Other duties as assigned as needed

Position Specifications

• Bachelor's degree (Accounting, Engineering, Finance, Statistics focus)
• 5 to 7 years "hands on" manufacturing experience with focus on standard and job costing
• Post-graduate work or certification (CMA, CPA, PMP) recommended but not required
• Strong system skills - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, PowerBI; EPICOR and Prophix Reporting preferred
• This person must be flexible and can prioritize and simultaneously oversee multiple tasks
• This position requires independent thought, strong mathematical background, critical thinking, good judgment and decision making, reading comprehension, time management, strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate with associates at all levels of the organization
• This position requires travel periodically, as needed
• This person must be deadline-driven

Specifics

• Competitive salary and bonus structure
• Full benefits package
• 401K with match
• Strong vacation and corporate holiday policy

The above statements describe the general nature and level of responsibilities for this position, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position. Company management may assign other relevant, business-related duties.

Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

Other details

• Job Family Corp/Office- Finance
• Pay Type Salary

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