Cost Accountant

Our client is a leading food company looking to bring on board a Cost Accountant in Waterloo, ON.

What we are looking for you to do:

• Work with Product Development and Operations to develop cost estimates and BOM’s for new products and modifications to existing products
• Set up new items and BOMs in Laguna and review and modify existing BOM’s as necessary.
• Compare actual costs to standards and estimates and analyze variances
• Development, maintenance, and gate keeper of production standards
• Ongoing review and maintenance of overhead and labour application rates
• Assist in month/year end close as needed
• Analysis of inventory and product costing
• Assist Operations in development and measurement of cost-saving initiatives.
• Weekly, monthly, Ad Hoc reporting of key operational numbers vs targets and prior years
• Assist IT Manager with deployment of IT Assets and minor break-fix support in the Waterloo location.
• Update and maintain Operation and Logistics files.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• Minimum 5+ years of financial analyst experience in manufacturing
• Working towards or a designated CPA
• Food Manufacturing experience considered an asset

What we will offer:

• An attractive salary, and healthcare package
• An amazing opportunity to grow your career with an industry leader

If you are someone that is ideal for this position and have a passion to be part of a high potential food company please submit your resume in Microsoft Word format – and don’t forget to include your accomplishments and achievements on your resume! We look forward to hearing from you.