Cost Accounting Manager Resume

COST ACCOUNTING MANAGER RESUME

LOUISE H PEAY

CONTACTS

3557 Jones Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27401

(336) 740-3312

louise@defmail.com

louise.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Looking for a position as Cost Accounting Manager to practice my skills and experience and advance with the company.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Business - Accounting, 2012
Sonoma State University, Rohnert
Park, CA

EXPERIENCE

Cost Accounting Manager 2016 – Present

Sierra Staffing Group

• Led and coordinated the annual process for setting standard costs.
• Coordinated, audited, and managed physical inventories and cycle counts when required.
• Prepared and analyzed various inventory valuations, cost of sales, and production variances as required for both internal review and reporting purposes.
• Sought and identified changes that had commercial implications and ensured that changes were tracked and reported.
• Provided accurate and usable costs to the entire organization.
• Assisted with the coordination of Financial/SOX audits/reviews performed by internal and external auditors.

Cost Accounting Manager 2014 – 2016

Bob Evans Farms

• Calculated annual labor and overhead rates for accurate product costing and inventory valuation, and ensured consistency between all SSG divisions.
• Created and maintained summaries tracking price movements and the impacts on production costs for key groups of raw materials.
• Successfully performed managerial requirements such as actively participating in cost organizational growth.
• Developed and maintained a solid working partnership with business unit representatives, including the VP of Finance and the VP of Supply Chain.

Cost Accounting Manager 2012 – 2014

Century Group

• Independently prepared and reviewed product cost estimates as requested by members of the Sales, Engineering, and Production departments.
• Developed Senior and Staff Cost Accountants in the discipline of cost accounting.
• Continually reviewed, challenged, and changed accounting processes to develop "best in class" accounting organization.
• Ensured inventory shrinkage and accuracy errors were kept to a minimum.
• Prepared additional quarterly and year-end schedules as assigned.

RELEVANT SKILLS

• Familiar with cost accounting and standard costing principles.
• Familiar with ERP systems.
• Outstanding knowledge of Access.
• Deep knowledge of internal control and accounting practices, including budgeting, costing, general ledger, fixed assets, etc.
• Huge knowledge of developing annual standard costs and input into systems.
• Sound knowledge of MRP system, SAP R/3 FICO, and MM modules.
• Proficient in Oracle 11.i, Windows-based software applications (Word, Excel, Essbase).
• Proficient in cost accounting, including volume/rate/mix analysis, usage and PPV analysis, internal controls around inventory, participation on cost control cross-functional projects.
• Remarkable ability to perform direct labor, material usage, and purchase price variance analysis.
• Ability to understand and analyze inventory absorption.
• Outstanding ability to understand and analyze manufacturing-related expenses such as dunnage and production parts.
• Ability to manage and direct the UP cycle count program.
• Ability to manage month-end closing activities.
• Amazing ability to adjust workload and hours.