Cost Accountant (Finance)

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage starts on Day One!  Free: life insurance, short and long-term disability insurance, Telehealth Appointments, and Employee Assistance Program. Immediate vesting of 401(k) matching. Generous PTO and 11 Paid Holidays a year.  And, most importantly... truly meaningful work!

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families? We design and manufacture radiation oncology medical devices to ensure more accurate, comfortable treatment for cancer patients. CQ Medical is the global market leader in patient positioning.  As an innovative medical device company, we focus on discovering, developing, and distributing technology-driven solutions to improve outcomes for radiotherapy patient positioning. 

We are growing rapidly and have many positions currently open as we bring in new production lines and add additional shifts!  Join us and move from paycheck to purpose.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities  include the following.  (Other duties may be assigned.)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides detailed cost information not supplied by general accounting systems, applying principles of cost accounting.
  • Ensure accounting records are maintained in accordance with GAAP and company policies.
• Plans, studies, and gathers data to determine costs of business activity, such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor.
• Provides accurate cost of goods sold at the product and product family level.
• Analyzes data obtained, documents results, and helps leaders and team members make informed decisions.
• Analyzes changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, warranties, or field services provided to determine effects on costs.
• Analyzes actual manufacturing costs and prepares periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Analyzes construction-in-progress projects from planning and preparation stages through post implementation.
• Provides management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products.
• Works collaboratively with other members of the finance team, the operations team, the product management team, and others as needed.

• Responsible for oversight of manufacturing finance and cost accounting functions.
• Work with Vice President of Operations and staff to manage all financial aspects of manufacturing, while improving margins and profitability.
  • Duties include, annual budget preparation and monthly forecasting, variance analysis, tracking product margins, expense controls and variance analysis, controlling and monitoring inventory levels, review, and evaluation of engineering changes.
  • Ensure adequate internal manufacturing controls through cycle counts, annual physical inventory, audit of costed bills of materials, compliance with delegation of authority and other methods as required.
  • In addition, individual will play key role in managing manufacturing cost reductions, key contract negotiations and monthly management reporting.
• Individual must assume responsibility for the integrity of the financial statements and ensure adequacy of reserves.
  • Monthly presentations of results to senior management.

• Coordination of internal and external audit review and compliance.

• Complete special projects, audits and ad hoc analyses as required.

• Perform other duties as needed.

 

Required Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field. 
• Minimum of 5 years of successful experience in cost accounting in a manufacturing environment.  Related accreditations are a plus.

Other Useful Skills and Abilities

• Ability to partner with others in a collaborative, professional, and friendly manner.
• Ability to comprehend complex issues and create simplicity.
• Desire to take an active role in continuous improvements to our processes.
• Individual must have strong analytical, technical, problem solving, interpersonal, communication and computer skills.
• Collaborate with other teams in the organization and be a team player.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Employee must be able to work at a computer for much of the day.

Potential travel to other CQ locations as needed. 

Work Environment

This position is a professional, full-time role.  Hours of work will occur Monday through Friday during normal business hours, with some exception-based working remotely.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job in a typical office environment. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The noise level in the environment is usually low to moderate.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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