Cost Accountant Job Description
Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. is seeking a Cost Accountant to join our finance department. ESAero is a growing aerospace company in the San Luis Obispo area and provides various services which include but are not limited to: rapid system development, on-demand niche engineering, hands-on development/testing, and small UAS aerospace system manufacturing.
**This position is fully on-site at Empirical System's Aerospace in San Luis Obispo, CA
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Proposal Review
- Inventory adjustments and transfers and billing
- Invoicing capitalized labor
- Cost accounting to include manufacturing costing and job costing
- Monthly journal entries
- Reconciliations of item fulfilments/inventory/end of project material transfers
- Liaise with operations and project management functions for accurate tracking of inventory and assist with periodic physical inventory counts.
- Ensure accurate reporting of inventory balances on the general ledger and the trial balance
- Support PM's/PA's/Project Accountant
- Logistics support
- Project Set-ups
Required Qualifications and Skills:
- 2+ Years Accounting Experience in Manufacturing Environment
- Experience with ERP
- BS in Accounting or Finance required
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite, with strong Excel skills
- Extreme attention to detail
- Understanding of business accounting principles as well as basic auditing principles in relation to inventory balances
- Understanding of basic contracting principles (government and commercial)
- Familiarity with DCAA compliance a plus
Standard Benefits:
- Health: Health/Dental/Vision
- PTO
- Retirement: 401k
- Casual dress code, Free snacks
- Amazing location to live, work, and play
ESAero is an equal opportunity employer.
E-Verify Participation Required for employment.
Must present proof of authorization to work in the United States.
Must be able to pass background check
Hiring Range: $60k-$90k Annually
Top Skills
What We Do
Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), an aerospace engineering design and manufacturing company, specializes in cost-effective development of innovative and advanced concepts, with emphasis on simple honesty and a track record of commitment. Since 2003, ESAero has served the needs of the engineering industry through its work on military and commercial conceptual air vehicle designs, electric and hybrid propulsion system development, aircraft modifications, sub-scale technology demonstrators, rapid system prototyping, design for manufacturing, low-rate initial production, manufacturing, and niche engineering support. An “Advanced Design Group to Advanced Design Groups”, ESAero is the Prime Contractor and Integrator of the NASA X-57 “Maxwell” all-electric airplane. ESAero customers include multiple NASA Centers, AFRL, AMRDEC, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, Electricore, and AeroVironment. With a 32,000 sq.ft. design & manufacturing facility located in San Luis Obispo, CA and an 8,000 sq.ft. integration and test location at the Oceano (CA) County Airport (L52), ESAero has expanded operations and airport space for system testing and product development. ESAero will continue to provide the aviation and aerospace industries with cutting-edge systems solutions and optimized manufacturing practices.
With an emphasis on quality, cost, and/or time, ESAero performs design, analytical, prototyping, and testing services for systems ranging from conceptual aerospace designs to aircraft seeking supplemental type certificates.
• Proven solutions that focus on the quality of results
• Rapid system development
• Hands-on development/testing to achieve customer goals
• “Out-of-the-Box” thinking and engineering
• Customized project plans structured for efficiency to meet larger program goals of cost or time
• On-demand niche engineering team to supplement ongoing projects
For more information, please visit our website at www.esaero.com or call (805) 275-1053.