Cost Accountant Ii
Resume:
VIOLET SOMERA
Elk Grove, CA ***57
Email address: *************@*****.*** Phone#: 408-***-**** SUMMARY
Background consists of corporate level experience in all aspects of accounting responsibilities. Specializing in Cost Accounting including variance analysis, gross margin analysis, financial analysis, cost analysis and production efficiency. Managing and auditing inventory and fixed assets. Preparation of financial statements and monthly schedules to management. Reconciling inventory and Balance Sheet accounts. Completion of documentations within Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Utilizing technical skills in IBM 34, 36 &38, HP300, Epicor, Hyperion database, Oracle 11i, Reportal, Lotus 1-2-3, Microsoft Windows and SAP. Considered a quick learner, detail oriented team player, and good verbal and written skills. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Security Contractor Services
Cost Accountant II 10/2022 – Present
• Collecting and analyzing data about operational costs
• Setting standard costs (shop rates) for manufactured goods BOMs
• Developing and analyzing cost standards
• Carrying out cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis
• Establishing costs of business processes such as administration, labor, shipping, etc.
• Performing account reconciliations
• Preparing audit reports and presenting findings to management
• Recommending changes to the company’s processes and policies to reduce cost and maximize profit.
• Advising executives and upper management on appropriate costing based on financial data.
• Managing fixed asset tracking, auditing, and reporting
• Supporting other company accountants with invoicing and capital expenditures Kratos Defense & Security Systems Roseville, CA 4/2019 – 8/2019 Cost Accountant II
Specializes in directed-energy weapons, unmanned systems, satellite communications.
• Assist in month-end closing to include but not limited to Labor Review and reconciliation, Inventory Variance reconciliation and Work Order Closure Variance.
• Work with other departments as necessary to review and correct ERP system discrepancies to include cost account discrepancies, unit of measure errors and labor and material reporting issues.
• Coordinate and perform various audit tasks as needed with internal and external auditors to include Time Keeping Audits, Inventory WIP and Cycle Count Audits.
• Develop working relationships with team across the manufacturing plant. TSI SEMICONDUCTORS AMERICA Roseville, CA 1/2016 – 12/2018 Sr. Cost Accountant
Specialty analog and mixed-signal semi-conductor offering a state-of-the-art service.
• Create standard costs and analyze variances to standard costs
• Establish inventory prices for in-process or finished goods
• Analyze and reconcile inventory accounts and forecast inventory levels
• Determine necessary inventory adjustments to resolve significant discrepancies
• Perform customer credit check and set-up customer account limit
• Perform customer billings and customer collection calls
• Review weekly AR Aging and cash flow projections
• Maintain GL accounts and perform GL to subledger accounts reconciliation
• Perform monthly, quarterly and year-end account closings ACCURAY INC. (NASDAQ: ARAY) Sunnyvale, CA 2012 – 12/2015 Sr. Cost Accountant
Develop, Manufacture, and sells precise tumor treatment solutions.
• Prepare inventory reconciliation and investigate any discrepancies
• Prepare monthly inventory related JE’s and accruals for services and inventory related charges
• Prepare inventory fluctuation analysis
• Review and analyze PPV account
• Analyze and close production work orders
• Perform inventory Excess and Obsolete analysis at quarter end
• Update SOX documents with changes on a quarterly basis
• External Audit Support – Gathering documents and providing information for quarterly and annual audits
JDSU Santa Rosa, CA 1/2011 – 5/2012
Sr. Cost Accountant
A company that designs and manufactured products for optical communications.
• Prepare monthly GL account reconciliations and SOX documentations
• Calculate standard labor and overhead rates for AOT product lines
• Review and analyze work order variances on a monthly basis
• Prepare month-end journal entries as part of closing responsibilities
• Manufacturing spending and variance analysis for assigned BU
• Generate manufacturing forecasts and budgets for assigned BU
• Responsible for project accounting including related billings
• Support tax audits and other corporate filing requirements for the BU TOSHIBA (FUJITSU COMPUTER PRODUCTS) San Jose, CA 2005-2010 Sr. Cost Accountant
Responsible for supporting all of the financial and accounting aspects of the Manufacturing process, including product costing, inventory valuation, monthly close processes and periodic performance reporting.
• Prepared month-end journal entries as part of closing responsibilities completed in 1 days.
• Prepared the Excess and Obsolete Inventory review process. Worked closely with Logistics and Operations Team to improve inventory management.
• Assisted in coordinating and conducting annual physical inventory count for Operations.
• Provided detailed analysis on manufacturing variances to standard, including those related to purchase price, gross margin, cycle count, scrap, inventory revaluation and other associated operating costs.
• Prepared quarterly and year-end audit schedules and tax filing package.
• Reviewed all inventory movements to ensure proper GL coding.
• Researched and gathered data to prepare reports and analysis on such activities as material purchased, meet-comp, price-protection and marketing rebates accrual.
• Maintained and performed the standard cost roll up on a quarterly basis.
• Responsible for monitoring, reviewing and closing manufacturing work orders and made appropriate journal entries.
• Ensured timely and accurate submission of cost and management reports.
• Prepared monthly GL account reconciliations and SOX documentations. EDUCATION
B.S., Accounting, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
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