Job Title: Senior Accountant (GL & Payroll)

Job Duration: 3+ Months – Contract

Job Location: Alameda, California 94502 (Onsite)

Shifts: Regular Shift 8AM - 5PM PST

Role is a Senior Cost Accountant

Job Description:

• Actively participate in the monthly, quarterly, and year-end close process, which includes preparation of journal entries, balance sheet and income statement reconciliations and analysis specifically focused on cost accounting and collaboration accounting.
• Perform cost accounting activities including; standard cost updates, excess & obsolete reserves, scrap analysis, inventory variance reviews and analysis/reporting of inventory and COGS.
• Perform collaboration accounting activities including; partnering with Alliance Managers, reviewing minutes of joint committees, reviewing contracts and month end close accruals.
• Reconcile general ledger accounts on a monthly basis including book to perpetual inventory, inventory reserves and collaboration accruals.
• Assist with the balance sheet and income statement flux analysis for management reporting.
• Collaborate with supply chain and other cross-functional departments to ensure completeness and accuracy of COGS, operating expenses and inventory balances.
• Assist with external audit requests and PBC items for the quarterly and year-end audits. 
• Participate in the annual site visits to conduct physical inventory count.
• Provide support for SOX related activities.

Education/experience/skills:

Education:

• BS/BA degree in related discipline with 5+ years related experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CPA preferred, Big 4 a plus.

Experience:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience and/or combination of experience and education/training in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in Auditing/Accounting and Cost Accounting.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• General knowledge of accounting/finance principles and theory. 
• SAP software proficiency preferred.
• Cost accounting experience preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite applications.

Buckeye Global IT Inc, one of the fastest-growing IT and Healthcare staffing and services firm in the nation specializing in staff augmentation for an end-to-end Enterprise IT Solutions.