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About Eleven Recruiting

We are a specialized technology staffing agency supporting Aerospace, Professional, and Financial Services companies. We listen and act as advisors for our candidates on how they can best add value, find interesting projects, and pave a path for career advancement. We advocate for best pay, diversity, and best job-fit for every candidate we place.

Our client is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant in the Aerospace industry!

The Senior Cost Accountant applies principles of cost accounting to conduct studies which provide detailed cost information not supplied by general accounting systems. Researches production cost data to prepare analysis of the business and to assist in forecasting.

Responsibilities:

• Plans, studies and collects data to determine costs of business activity (i.e. raw material purchases, inventory, and labor).
• Analyzes data obtained and records results.
• Analyzes changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs.
• Analyzes actual manufacturing costs and prepares periodic report comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Records cost information for use in controlling expenditures.
• Analyzes audits of costs and prepares reports.
• Compiles cost information to be used in operating budget preparation.
• Makes estimates of new and proposed product or service costs.
• Recommends cost efficiencies in new product layouts.
• Provides management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
• Develops and installs cost accounting system.
• Appraises and evaluates real property or equipment for sale, acquisition, or tax purposes.
• In addition to the above, Accountants and Analysts are to maintain an organized, clean and safe work area using safety standards and expectations while adhering to all quality practices. Senior is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree with major studies in accounting or business administration.
• 7-10 years of experience with Cost Accounting / Financial Analysis.
• Language: Ability to communicate in English (verbally and written) effectively with all levels of employees within the Company.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply all accounting principles.
• Other Abilities: To perform this job successfully an individual must have experience with MAPICS manufacturing software and excellent MS Excel skills.
• ITAR Compliance:
  • Access to our facility (and, therefore, employment) is restricted under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/ or Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to U.S. Citizens, lawful permanent residents, U.S. refugees, asylees or temporary residents under amnesty provisions [as defined in 8 USC 1324b(a)(3)] and properly licensed foreign persons. Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment will be required to provide information to determine whether they are subject to these regulations and, if so, to assess their country of chargeability for export control purposes. Additionally, potential employee's names will be screened against the Consolidated Screening List (maintained by the United States government) to determine eligibility to receive technical data.

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Seniority Level: Mid-Senior level
Salary: $85,000-95,000
Job Function: Accounting
Industry: Aerospace
Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Burbank, CA