Cost Accountant

Reports to: Senior Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Who We Are

Weissman® is an American costume and dancewear design company celebrating over 60 years in business! For three generations, we’ve remained family-owned. All products are imagined, designed and developed at our St. Louis, Missouri headquarters with many products made here in our U.S. factory. We are searching for a Cost Accountant to join the Weissman finance team and transform strategy into reality using skilled inventory, cost, and process management.

We are known for doing everything we can to ensure that our customers get the right product on time, every time. We employ great people, the newest automation and a drive for continuous improvement to wow our customers.

At Weissman, we strive to offer great benefits for our employees! For this role, we offer:

• Great vacation plan, including 8 paid company holidays and 4 floating holidays
• Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption paid leave
• 401(k) with matching
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Individual & Family Insurance Packages
  • Company funded HRA
  • FSA's
  • $25 copays for primary care and specialist visits
  • Vision Included
• Dental Insurance Plans
• Company paid Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group & Voluntary Life Insurance
• Friendly & attractive office environment

What You Will Do

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the physical inventory count and cycle count schedule, investigate variances, and resolve counting issues
• Maintain and update cost elements and cost models; review standard costs, earned and actual costs for variances
• Administer standard, adjusting, and closing entries to record, reconcile, and validate the increase and decrease of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods stock using Infor M3 ERP software
• Revise the reserve for obsolete inventory as needed, and partner with cross-functional leadership to locate and dispose of obsolete inventory
• Analyze and report product and work center breakeven points, margins, and periodic variances
• Guide the capital expense budget cycle, assess annual request ROI, and report monthly completion
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to identify and implement cost accounting system design improvements, solutions to process constraints, and estimates for costs incurred over an asset’s useful life
• Prepare accounting schedules, organize financial records, and verify that all financial materials align with U.S. GAAP accounting standards and are easily accessible for audit
• Utilize knowledge of cost definition, recognition, and measurement to keep the Weissman company accounting and reporting manual and policies accurate and up-to-date

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting (or relevant business field) or equivalent experience
• Several years of applicable process and standard cost accounting experience
• Key skillset includes math, communication, organization and analytics
• Proactive cross-functional business partner
• Advanced knowledge of business bookkeeping procedures and accounting regulations (GAAP)
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, accounting software, and ERP systems
• Able to maintain financial confidentiality and demonstrate honesty, integrity and professionalism at all times
• Licensure/Certification: CPA and/or CMA preferred
• Higher education: Master’s Degree in Accounting (or relevant business field) preferred
• Working knowledge of Lawson, Infor M3, and/or Oracle ERP platforms preferred
• Working knowledge of Google Workspace business application and collaboration tools preferred
• Previous retail or manufacturing industry experience preferred
• Active participation in (and use of) educational opportunities and professional organizations, networks and publications, to remain up-to-date with accounting changes and industry trends preferred
• Licensure/Certification: Six Sigma methodology supporting efficiency, profitability, customer satisfaction, project management, and process improvement preferred

Equal Employee Opportunity Policy

Weissman’s Theatrical Supplies, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.