Sr. Cost Accountant

: Overview:

JOB SUMMARY: Directs day to day department cost accounting functions to provide timely and accurate information on costing, pricing, reporting, and resource allocation, ensuring compliance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Responsibilities: ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Monitors and analyzes departmental financial accounts, prepares period-end journal entries, and reconciles overhead expenses to ensure accuracy, cost efficiency, and compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). (20%)

• Reviewing and updating GL account reconciliation. Researching discrepancy and resolving issue in account reconciliation. (10%)

• Gathers and evaluates data on cost changes—including quarterly pricing, pricing schedules, and cost-saving initiatives—across products, raw materials, overhead, manufacturing methods, and labor to support pricing strategies and business decisions.. (25%)

• Partners with the liquid products operations team to ensure continuity, accuracy, and clarity of financial information, enabling effective performance monitoring and financial analysis. (20%)

• Manages the operations and maintenance of computerized standard cost and inventory systems to ensure timely access to accurate and relevant financial information. (10%)

• Supports the capital budgeting process by ensuring proposed projects are accurately budgeted and aligned with company policies and procedures. (5%)

• Conducts evaluations of special projects and feasibility studies—including those involving new products, services, or methods—to assess their impact on cost structure and revenue generation. (5%)

• Supports Division Controller and Division leaders on month-end closing, budgeting, cost update and pricing. (5%)

• Performs other related and assigned duties as necessary.

Qualifications: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Education and experience equivalent to: Education/Certification:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Cost Accounting from an accredited college or university.

Experience: 2 to 4 years of related work experience in cost accounting and computerized inventory systems in a manufacturing environment.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of (B/basic; J/journey; E/expert):

• Generally accepted accounting principles (E)
• Cost accounting (E)
• Budgetary concepts and techniques (J)
• Pricing concepts and techniques (J)
• Inventory control concepts and techniques (J)
• Relevant department concepts, procedures, and regulations (J)
• AS400 computing environment (J)
• PC word-processing/spreadsheet software applications (J)
• Project/assignment management techniques and procedures (B)

Skill and ability to:

• Read and process written information with a high degree of accuracy
• Interpret accounting problems and identify appropriate solutions
• Interpret systems problems and identify appropriate solutions
• Communicate and coordinate effectively with internal and external customers verbally and in writing
• Prepare a variety of administrative and technical documents and reports
• Work effectively in a general business environment, with a focus on high levels of quality and customer service
• Act in accordance with GSF's Values and Creed

• Productivity/quality standards: accuracy, timeliness, and thoroughness
• Productivity/quality standards: responsiveness and reliability
• Employee development
• Systems knowledge
• Project/assignment management
• Organization and attention to detail
• Teamwork within the department and across departments
• Customer satisfaction