Cost Accountant

Job Title: Cost Accountant (14143774Location: 136 7370 Merritt Park Drive Manassas VA 20109 United StatesDuration: 06+ months (Temp to Hire)Shift: 8am to 5pm (M-F)Basic Function:Catalent Wellness Virginia is a rapidly growing manufacturer of dietary supplements in a soft chew format. The Cost Accountant is to proactively participate in the Finance Department's daily production review and analysis of all costs for the manufacturing site, directly reporting to the Senior Cost Accountant.Responsibilities:Review and entry of daily production and consumption recordsPerform finance verification of monthly raw material, WIP, and finished good inventory cycle counts.Audit and maintain the cycle count documentation from all cycle counts, ensuring its accuracy and completeness. Ensure the site maintains compliance with counting frequency and completeness requirementsMonitor inventories and facilitates the paperwork approval, tracking, and filing process to maintain accuracyAnalyze data for discrepancies in manufactured product costs, by reviewing the manufacturing variances and identifying any discrepancies in routings or bills of materialsAssist in the analysis and roll of standard costs as necessary.Ensure all active Raw Materials and Intermediate items have accurate standard costsEnsure integrity of standard costs and item attributes that impact costing or standard accounting flowsAssist in annual budget process with standard cost rate developmentPerform other monthly and quarterly financial reports as necessaryOther duties as assignedRequirements:3 to 5 years' experience in Accounting or ManufacturingBachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field of studyAdvanced proficiency with various ERP systems, Sage or JDE preferredAdvanced PC skills, including advanced spreadsheet functions (e.g. Pivot Tables, Lookups, Formulas)