Senior Cost Accountant

• Jan 2023 - Present

 Assists with the development and maintenance of a cost accounting structure  Analyze production cost activity and identify standard costs variances monthly  Support supply chain cost analysis including evaluation of fully loaded cost by product, distribution point, and customer  Maintain the integrity of inventory records, establish procedures, and analyze complex transaction histories to reconcile discrepancies  Prepare monthly journal entries related to production cost, shipping and handling and related allocations  Reconcile monthly general ledger accounts including product inventory, supplies/additives inventory, and shipping and handling costs in inventory  Review and report on expected and actual costs for variances and provide explanations  Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports and analysis  Prepare schedules for all cost accounting items related to quarterly and year-end audit  Execute key inventory and cost of goods sold process controls and ensure documentation of those controls adhere to audit requirements  Drive costing and inventory process improvements Show less

Cost Accountant

• Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

Cost Accountant

• Mar 2017 - Sep 2022

• Prepared COGS Reporting for month-end close including cost analysis and journal entries. • Reconciled balance sheet and income statement accounts, and resolved account variance. • Maintained and updated finished product item cards, Bill of Materials and routing/work enter in ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics Navision.) by communicating with production and IT teams. • Analyzed and prepared appropriate allocations for direct labor, accrue direct material costs, record overhead, fees, taxes, packaging and ingredients costs. • Reconciled inventory. • Created excel worksheets for various reporting purposes. • Calculated and process price adjustments for fishing vessels. • Assisted outside auditors to audit inventory in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. • Prepared timely and accurate filings of fees and taxes to governmental bodies. • Prepared extensive reports such as COAR (Commercial Operators Annual Report) and EDR (Economic Data Report) for the state and federal government. • Prepared documentation of Cost Accounting tasks. Show less

Accounting Office Assistant

• Dec 2015 - Mar 2017

-Processed outgoing and incoming mails. -Scheduled payments, processed deposits and posting on QuickBooks. -Reconciled with bank accounts. -Created invoices, ran payrolls. -Prepared financial reports. -Processed outgoing and incoming mails. -Scheduled payments, processed deposits and posting on QuickBooks. -Reconciled with bank accounts. -Created invoices, ran payrolls. -Prepared financial reports.

Teacher

• Feb 2004 - Jun 2006

Bookkeeper

• Apr 1997 - Jun 2001

• Executed for full life-cycle of bookkeeping and accounting duties including managing general ledger, A/P, periodic reconciliations, petty cash accounts and bank deposits and preparing financial statements.• Assisted the manager by preparing all financial information in auditing process

Public Relations

• Apr 1992 - Mar 1997

• Served as a liaison between the port authority and the community to raise the awareness of the role of the port.• Served as the spokesperson for the port authority on radio and TV shows to evangelize the role of the port authority to the community.• Worked with external production companies to create promotion videos for the port.