Cost Accountant in Medina, NY
Brunner Posted: 2025-01-16
Medina, NY 14103
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Salary Range: $70,000-$100,000
Brunner is hiring!Salary Positions Available:
• Cost Accountant ($70,000-$100,000)
Position Purpose:
This position will act as a strategic partner within the Brunner business units with experience in other Brake and Wheel End BU’s as well. This will entail month-end financial closing, cost analysis, fixed asset accountability, plant capital investments, and plant team support.
Essential Functions:
• Support Brunner Medina facility as well as the Niagara facility supporting Finance Management in all aspects of business
• Perform month-end financial close. Record manufacturing expenses, depreciation, taxes, and other overhead expenses through journal entries
• Provide manufacturing cost and variance analysis for Brunner Medina as well as Niagara
• Understand monthly financial results and key operating metrics, communicating these results to the Management Staff
• Produce daily, weekly, monthly reports for the Plant Manager and Brunner General Manager as well as other reporting for BWE entities as requested
• Ensure adequate internal controls exist and are utilized at the plant.
• Identify areas of weakness and assists local management in implementing corrective action
• Assist local management in identifying and implementing cost reduction opportunities as well as quantifying those cost reductions
• Support divisional requirements such as internal/external audits
• Provide financial support for capital development projects from justification to approval to installation
• Work with Management Team to develop standard costs, routers, and department burden rates and once developed maintain those standards
• Assist in developing monthly forecasts and annual operating plan including analysis on future spend and working with teams to rationalize future spend for forecast and plan
• Perform monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts for multiple entities
• Maintain all fixed assets in the Fixed Asset System
• Assist in tracking product margins, cost reductions and new product programs for Brunner
• Analyze inventory variances/transactions, plus inventory control cycle count programs once implemented
• Monitor cash flow
• Control weekly payments of vendors by check and electronic payments
• Review and code purchase orders to GL accounts
• Review and approve applications for new credit arrangements
• Monitors delinquent AR
• Reports to Division HQ as needed
• Position may supervise accounting employees and receptionist – would include interviewing, hiring and training employees as well as directing work and performance appraisals.
• All duties as assigned
Education and Training:
BS/BA Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
Minimum Qualifications:
3-8 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment
Physical Demands:
Frequent sitting, work at computer for extended periods of time.
Environmental Conditions:
Office setting. Minimal exposure to R&D lab and manufacturing setting.
Behavioral Traits:
• Cost accounting knowledge required
• Analytical
• Highly organized
• Problem Solver
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
*This is not a comprehensive list of duties. Duties may change without notice in management’s sole discretion. Hendrickson is an at-will employer, each employee is free to resign at any time, just as Hendrickson is free to terminate employment at any time without cause or notice.
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To apply, visit below link.
3959 Bates Rd., Medina NY • 585-798-9316
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