Accounting Analyst

Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Partner with the General Manager and operational leaders on all aspects of finance, cost control, and performance improvement to ensure profitability targets are achieved.

- Maintain and update weekly forecasts; prepare annual budgets and monthly/quarterly re-forecasts; analyze and explain variances to budget and forecast in a timely, meaningful and accurate manner.

- Conduct comprehensive billing audits to safeguard revenue, including weight checks, verification of billing to contractual rates, and review of prices charged against cost structures.

- Monitor labor hours on a daily and weekly basis; work with department managers to align actual staffing with budgeted hours and productivity benchmarks and support strategic staffing plans to flex headcount in line with seasonality and flight schedules.

- Oversee material purchasing and consumption, ensuring spending remains within budget

and is accurately reflected in the ledger.

- Review and reconcile weekly fuel transactions validate charges, investigate anomalies,

and prepare weekly exception reports.

- Lead monthly inventory review and reconciliation, variance analysis (shrink, waste, portion-to-spec), validation of costs, and posting of adjustments to ensure accurate COGS recognition.

- Prepare clear, actionable financial analyses and report on costs, labor, and operational efficiency for managers, unit leadership, and executives.

- Facilitate a timely and accurate month-end close in accordance with GAAP/IFRS, including accruals, reconciliations, and ledger reviews.

- Support both internal and external audit processes; perform operational audits such as portion-to-spec reviews, waste and inventory counts, and bill-of-material verification.

- Drive adherence to accounting policies, internal controls, and audit standards while reinforcing accountability across operational and administrative teams.

- Other ad-hoc projects as needed

QUALIFICATIONS

- Associate or bachelor's degree in accounting, or equivalent professional experience.

- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing or production-based environment with emphasis on cost accounting, reporting, and variance analysis. Requirements Accounts Payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), Billing Functions, Account Reconciliation, Accounting Functions

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