Cost Analyst

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Job ID#: 11489

Contract to hire Cost Analyst needed ASAP
North East Houston- near downtown
In office role! No remote
$27 to $30  hourly

Summary:                                                                                                                                                   

Cost Analyst will compare estimated costs to actual costs and prepare a variety of related budget reports. The role requires collaboration within the accounting team as well as with various groups of the operations and sales teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
 

• Reviews work order transactions to identify costing errors
• Analyzes cost variance analysis and compares actual to system standards for both material and labor
• Assists operations with ad hoc analysis on special projects
• Assists with month-end and year-end inventories
• Validate accuracy of the inventory balances at the item and transaction level
• Reviews, analyzes, and reports actual job profit margins
• Maintains the Work in Process ledger
• Performs month-end and year-end closings with assistance
• Provides product costing for pricing and business decisions
• Project cost control, Cashflow analysis, Contract / PO reconciliation
• Determines current cost of projects by confirming project budgets with project leadership, establishing standard reconciliation process, collecting contract and invoice data, and verifying progress and completion status of project
• Establish and maintain project budget tracking systems
• Reconciles transactions by project and correcting data
• Tracks and reports on status of project completion progress through monthly reporting, including actual cost, forecast costs, cash flow, variances, and gaps
• Prepares, distributes, and communicates monthly project financial report to project management team utilizing approved reporting tools and report standards
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:
 

• 2+ years of cost accounting experience, preferably in an industrial manufacturing setting
• Trainable with some solid Accounting skills
• Energetic with a strong work ethic
• Helpful team player who can multi task
• Understanding of production in an industrial setting
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Expert Microsoft Office skills to include Excel and related computer applications

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