Cost Accountant

Cardinal Health•Greenwood, SC

18h•Onsite

About The Position

What Accounting contributes to Cardinal Health Finance oversees the accounting, tax, financial plans and policies of the organization, establishes and maintains fiscal controls, prepares and interprets financial reports, oversees financial systems and safeguards the organization's assets. Accounting establishes and maintains accounting policies and controls, completes technical research, safeguards the organization's assets and ensures accuracy of accounting and financial records in accordance with accounting standards. Job Summary The Cost Accountant reports to the Site Controller and provides support to plant departments in matters of cost, budget, and inventory control and assists in analyzing standard costs and budget variances. This is an onsite role requiring 5 days per week at our plant in Greenwood, SC.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field, preferred, or equivalent experience preferred
4+ years' experience in related field (Costing or Budgetary), preferred
Intermediate experience with Excel (pivot tables, v-lookup, multiple embedded formulas), preferred
SAP experience, preferred

Nice To Haves

CPA or CMA is a plus

Responsibilities

Follow all ISO standards, GMP, OSHA and plant policies and procedures
Perform Monthly financial closing, analysis, and reporting
Prepare General Ledger journal entries, analyze and review General Ledger during month-end close
Variance development and projection
Assist in Annual Budget Preparation
Maintain site’s standard costs and analyze budget spending variances
Analyze labor and material variances
Analyze Cycle Counts and Physical Inventory results
Provides support to plant departments in matters of cost, budget, and inventory control
Prepares cost analysis and information for manufacturing purposes
Perform monthly and quarterly account reconciliations per corporate guidelines and submit to site Controller for review and signature. May include research of non-standard transactions
Participate in annual physical inventory
Maintain fixed asset system (process place in service submissions, disposals, etc.) as needed including coordination of Fixed Asset cycle counts
Maintain AUC Capital spend tracking and forecasting
Validate cost reduction savings and maintain tracking report
Participates in monthly forecast requests as needed
May perform some general accounting duties including: BPCS vendor setup and maintenance
Track and expedite vendor return credit memos
Track and report salvage activity
Prepares special product costs, reports and other ad hoc requests as required

Benefits

Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Paid time off plan
Health savings account (HSA)
401k savings plan
Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Work-Life resources
Paid parental leave
Healthy lifestyle programs