General Summary:
The Cost Accountant monitors all Flambeau locations and is responsible for reviewing quotes prepared by others and the development and analysis of labor and overhead rates by plant and work center type. This role frequently interacts with manufacturing leadership, engineering, process managers, and sales. Travel to all facilities each quarter is expected.

Essential Duties:
Administer an enterprise-wide standard costing methodology Maintain cost accounting procedures and controls for process costs such as labor, manufacturing, material handling/storage, administration Develop and maintain standard labor and overhead rates Review estimating process to ensure accurate costing is applied and achieved in manufacturing Evaluate work order variances and follow up on excessive variances Provide recommendations to, and coordinate with, Engineering to promote standard cost accuracy Proactively identify major omissions and errors in cost/BOM information Prepare audit reports and present findings to management Monitor and review ECOs, respond to costing issues Develop operational reports and analysis to identify opportunities for improvement Recommend changes to company processes/policies to reduce cost and maximize profitability Contribute toward month end close activities