Cost Accountant Job

Employer Name: Jerky Snack Brands	SpiderID: 2855889
Location: Mankato, Minnesota	Date Posted: 8/14/2009
Wage:	Category: Accounting/Bookkeeping
Job Code:
Number Of Openings: 1

Job Description:
Primary Purpose:To provide the necessary functions within job class to: Apply principles of cost accounting to conduct studies which provide detailed cost information not supplied by general accounting systems.

Accountabilities:
Analyze the elements of Cost of sales to determine:
•Causes of changes in margin %
•Cost / margin trends of products
•Errors from incorrect pricing or Costs
•Opportunities for margin improvement
•Appropriateness of standard Costs
•Effects of product mix
•Labor efficiency and productivity
•Impact of Cost changes
•Work with Operations to determine reasons for variances to standards
•Develop and monitor profitability by customer and product

Standard Costs:
•Maintain and update history of standard Costs and transfer Costs
•Assist in a standard Cost change process
•Assist in the transfer price change process

Inventory:
•Reconcile the monthly inventory reporting system to the general ledger and make appropriate adjustments
•Work with Operations to coordinate, monitor, and report cycle counts
•Coordinate the auditing and analysis of the physical inventory
•Manage the inventory reporting and reconciliation of inventory remote warehouse

Job Requirements:
3-5 years of Cost Accounting experience. Bachelors degree

Job Criteria:
Start Date: asap
Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
Years of Experience Required: 3
Education Required: Bachelors
Overnight Travel: None
Vacation Time: Less Than 2 weeks / year

Job Benefits:
Health/Dental Benefits, Retirement Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave, Life and/or Disability Insurance, Casual Dress

Company Profile:
At Jerky Brand Snacks, we manufacture a tremendous selection of meat products. We are proud to admit that we’ve taken no shortcuts in the processing of our snacks and we still smoke our beef the natural way with aged hickory. Best of all, we don’t add fillers, so what you see is what you get, a premium jerky product. Our jerky is nutritious, low in fat, high in protein, and perfect for today’s health conscious consumers.

Contact Information:

Contact Name: Erin Mullaly	Company Type: Employer
Company: Jerky Snack Brands

City: Mankato
State: Minnesota
Zip: 56001