Adecco - Chillicothe, OH
posted 4 months ago
Adecco Finance is currently recruiting for a Cost Accounting Analyst / Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Chillicothe, Ohio. Our customer, a leader in the automotive industry with locations from coast to coast, is searching for a Cost Accounting Analyst / CPA. This position is a contract role that requires a strong understanding of accounting principles and practices. The successful candidate will assist with plant cost accounting responsibilities, ensuring that corporate, division, and local policies, procedures, and internal controls are effective and operating as intended. In this role, you will participate in internal control reviews, including Sarbanes-Oxley documentation and testing, ensuring that all procedures and controls are effective across all areas. You will also assist with the coordination and performance of interim factor studies and sales cut-off verification. A key responsibility will be to ensure reasonable and accurate cost standards, variance analysis, cost applications, and inventory valuation based on your knowledge of product pricing, procurement, manufacturing, and systems. Additionally, you will coordinate physical inventories as required and provide backup support for other accounting areas such as fixed asset accounting. The preparation of timely, accurate, and meaningful financial reports, cost analyses, and forecasts will be essential. You will analyze information and communicate opportunities to reduce costs and maximize profits. Supporting plant projects, including plant comparisons, rearrangement events, and system-related projects, will also be part of your duties. Effective oral and written communication with other team members is crucial, as is assisting with analyzing cost increase requests and reviewing all aspects of account funding and servicing activity.