<p>SUMMARY:</p> <p>Globe Composite Solutions, LLC (Globe) is seeking a Cost Accountant to support our fast growing company. Globe is a recognized leader in designing and manufacturing cost-effective composite solutions for military and industrial applications. This position reports to the Chief Financial Officer and is located at Globe's design & technology center in Stoughton, Massachusetts (25 miles south of Boston).</p> <p>The Cost Accountant will have a significant impact on the company's success, by maintaining a high level of analytical insight into manufacturing, operational expenses, product pricing, and business unit profitability to support Globe's business needs. The Cost Accountant will analyze manufacturing costs at the work center level to recommend actions to improve company profitability.</p> <p>The Cost Accountant will be responsible for helping formulate pricing policies, publishing reports that provide insight into Globe's business, and executing on plans to improve profits. Additionally, the Cost Accountant will manage various balance sheet and income statement accounts and make appropriate accruals and journal entries on an as-needed basis.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <ul> <li>Develop understanding of product manufacturing, staffing, material acquisition, and operating processes </li><li>Work directly with various departments in a consultative role in identifying actions to improve profitability, efficiency, and capacity </li><li>Create management reporting as needed to assist in understanding of changing sales/margin/mix of business </li><li>Create processes and measurements to quantify the results of various pricing, staffing and operational actions </li><li>Work directly on production floor with technicians to create and refine cost models </li><li>Perform estimating activities on an as needed basis </li><li>Maintain cost standards for materials, labor, and overhead </li><li>Maintain cost accounting system </li><li>Maintain and oversee inventory cycle count program </li><li>Work with operations to prepare and analyze percentage-of-completion contract schedule, for multiyear manufacturing contracts </li><li>Prepare cost of goods sold and production reports </li><li>Reconciling beginning raw materials, work-in-progress and finished-goods stock </li><li>Preparing all inventory-related journal entries at month end </li><li>Assist / lead special projects </li></ul> <p>SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:</p> <ul> <li>Proactive, self-motivated individual who can handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment </li><li>Strong communication skills, both oral and written </li><li>Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills </li><li>Ability to work collaboratively within cross-functional teams </li><li>Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to multi-task a must </li><li>Excellent working knowledge of Excel </li><li>Prior experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred </li><li>Experience with ERP/MRP systems is preferred </li><li>knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) </li><li>Strong understanding of internal controls </li><li>Ability to work with minimal supervision </li></ul> <p>EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance </li><li>4+ years of accounting experience </li><li>1+ years of cost accounting experience </li></ul> <p>PHYSICAL DEMANDS:</p> <ul> <li>Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. </li><li>Constantly communicating with others to exchange information. </li><li>Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. </li></ul> <p>WORK ENVIRONMENT:</p> <p>Majority of work is performed in a typical office environment with no major sources of discomfort. Essentially a normal controlled working environment with noise levels within acceptable safety limits and acceptable lighting and temperature conditions.</p> <p>TRAVEL:</p> <ul> <li>None </li></ul> <p>WORK AUTHORIZATION/SECURITY CLEARANCE:</p> <p>To conform to U.S. Government export control regulations and the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information restrictions, applicant must be a U.S citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorization from the U.S. Department of State or Department of Commerce.</p>