Manufacturing Cost Accountant

ACCOUNTING ANALYST/ COST ACCOUNTANT

Accounting professional with demonstrated expertise in manufacturing systems, cost accounting, and management of general accounting functions. Superior analytical skills, practiced at drilling down to transaction/workflow details in support of process and profit improvement. Collaborate effectively with business managers to resolve variances, and indentify opportunities for improvement.

Additional areas of expertise include:

u Journal Entries

u Inventory Management

u Direct Cost Reconciliation

u Financial Analysis

u Standard Cost Analysis

u Scheduling

u Variance Analysis

u Accounting/Bookkeeping

u Month end reporting

COMPUTER SKILLS

u Office Package: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook Express

u Operating Systems: Windows9X, Windows2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Glovia 10, Kronos, Cognos

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cost Accountant / Manufacturing Cost Analyst AUG 2008 – Present

G&T Conveyor Tavares, FL

G&T Conveyor Company Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures and installs large Baggage Handling Systems specializing in sortation and In-line EDS integration. G&T’s manufacturing facilities are both state-of-the-art and the largest in the industry. G&T is completely committed to the production of Baggage Handling Systems.

Maintain charge of all accounting functions for the company’s largest plant including Cost Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Fixed Assets, Inventory Control, and Payroll. Work closely with business managers to review costs, reconcile variances and identify areas for productivity and cost improvement.

u Studied and collected information to determine standard and actual costs of B.O.M’s including raw material purchases, inventory, and labor.

u Analyzed data obtained and recorded results, using computer.

u Examined changes in product design, raw materials, and manufacturing methods to determine effects on costs.

u Evaluated actual manufacturing costs and prepared periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.

u Provided management with reports comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products explaining monthly budget variances to senior management.

u Reported and interpreted discrepancies directly to upper management

u Perform comprehensive variance analysis and determine root-cause for each significant variance.

u Help perform annual budget process, working with Project Managers to review historical activities, trends, and future obligations.

u Perform month-end closing cycle.

u Managed physical inventory process and identified warehouse layout improvements.

u Preformed and managed cycle counts on inventory, using an ABC code analysis.

u Adjusted journal entries to balance general ledger with perpetual inventory system.

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EDUCATION

Valencia Community College – Orlando, FL

Associate’s Degree in Accounting Technology, 2007 GPA: 3.39/4.0

University of central Florida – Orlando, FL

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 2010 GPA: 3.23/4.0

REFERENCES

References available upon request

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