Junior Cost Accountant
Job in
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, 08876, USA
Listed on 2026-03-04
Listing for:
SCHÜTZ Container Systems, Inc.
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-04
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting, Accounting & Finance -
Accounting
Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting, Cost Accountant, Accounting & Finance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Schutz Container System a Global Packaging Container Company located in Somerville - North Branch NJ is searching for Junior Cost Analysts to join our team
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The primary duty of a Junior Cost Accountant is to gather financial data (e.g. inventory purchases, labor costs) and analyze it to uncover inefficiencies. They may estimate production costs and track the changes in regular costs (e.g. due to new products and new processes) as well as involvement in the daily operation of plant locations.
Duties and Responsibilities:- Gather and analyze financial data
- Investigate variances with actual costs
- Prepare detailed reports, both periodically and ad-hoc
- Help management make important decisions based on costs and benefits
- Conduct audits on financial processes and transactions
- Monitor changes in processes or methods to calculate effects on overall costs
- Estimate product costs for existing and new products
- Forecast and analyze costs of processes, labor and inventory
- Suggest cost-reducing or profitable solutions
- Conduct market research to support future business planning
- Other duties / ad hoc requests as assigned
Skills:
- Experience in data, operational and financial analysis
- Proactive, analytical, and work with a sense of urgency with minimal supervision
- Strong analytical skills
- Highly detailed oriented and organized, with the ability to multi-task several projects on short deadlines
- Ability to travel as needed– 10-20%
- Knowledge of SAP, preferred
- Strong PC skills with knowledge of MS Office PowerPoint and expertise in Excel
- Background in manufacturing, preferred
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