Basic Function: The cost accountant position is accountable for the ongoing analysis ofprocess constraints, target costing projects, margin analysis, and tracing costs back to underlying activities.  The cost accountant must also construct and monitor those cost-effective data accumulationsystems needed to provide an appropriate level of costing information to management.

Principal Accountabilities:

Budgeting

1. Construct data accumulation systems for a cost accounting system

2. Create and review the controls needed for data accumulation and reporting systems

3. Preparing budgeted and forecasted financial statements.

Cost Management

1. Update standard costs

2. Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies

3. Validate the cost of sales as part of the month-end closing procedure

4. Accumulate and apply overhead costs as required by generally accepted accounting principles

Performance Evaluation and Asset Management

1. Conduct ongoing process constraint analyses

2. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of financial accounting data, including areas that require significant judgment

3. Report on breakeven points by products, and work centers

4. Report on margins by product and division

5. Report on periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances

6. Providing management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services

7. Making estimates of new and proposed product costs

8. Analyze capital budgeting requests

9. Perform cost accumulation tasks as a member of the target costing group

10. Various special projects, as needed

11. Ad hoc reporting as requested by management

Desired Qualifications: 3+ years of cost accounting experience in service industry. Also, a master’s degree or certification in cost accounting, as well as excellent analysis skills, and the ability to collaborate with a multi-department team.  Also helpful to have experience manipulating large databases.

Working Conditions: The cost accountant generally works in an office environment, but is expected to be highly familiar with all production operations, and to regularly visit all significant company operations.

Job Details

Total Positions:
1 Post
Job Shift:
First Shift (Day)
Job Type:
Job Location:
Gender:
No Preference
Minimum Education:
Bachelors
Degree Title:
AC MA / AC CA
Career Level:
Experienced Professional
Minimum Experience:
2 Years
Apply Before:
Dec 21, 2017
Posting Date:
Nov 20, 2017

Challenge Apparel

Textiles / Garments · 1001-1500 employees - Lahore

High skill set sewing factory with premium application ability Each machine operator was trained by Chinese technicians from scratch In house print, embroidery and elastic facility ensure flawless processing Same quality assurance and process control system as mother company Chinese management philosophy meets Pakistani culture Chinese CEO leads the company Chinese managers lead each production division with Pakistani deputy Commitment to business growth in Pakistan Expand to 3000 employees includes 2000 machine operators by 2019. Build 20 million pieces garment capacity step by step to serve demand growth.

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