Manufacturing experience is required for this role. 

This position is responsible for cost accounting, analysis and financial reporting duties to ensure sales, cost of sales, and inventory are properly accounted for. In addition, the role will maintain and update accounting/finance records ensuring timeliness and accuracy and assist in a key capacity with month-end close, account reconciliations, monthly business review package, forecasts and budgets, expense management, and other analytical tasks. This position must exercise discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance. This position reports to the Assistant Controller.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The essential duties and responsibilities of this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by Northstar, from time to time.
• Maintain product costing, inventory accuracy, variance analysis and produces KPI reports
• Analyze actual manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing actual production costs
• Participate in the preparation of the monthly business review (MBR) financial package including financial highlights, revenue, cost and margin analysis, trends and comments
• Participate in the monthly analysis and variance explanation (price, volume, performance and mix) of revenue, margin and EBITDA bridges
• Ensure appropriate cost accounts and pools are maintained in the ERP system
• Perform various month-end Accounting close activities including journal entries and account reconciliations
• Assist in the preparation of monthly forecasts and the annual budget
• Assist with planning the annual physical inventory, performing audit counts and the post inventory reconciliation process. Monitors cycle counts
• Assist in preparing government contracting cost and pricing rate models
• Ensure compliance with the company's financial policies, procedures and internal controls
• Coordinate and manage requests from external auditors
• Work on other tasks as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position will not direct the work of any other employees.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Physical requirements of this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by Northstar, from time to time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing, writing and typing
• Occasional lifting of up to 30 pounds
• Occasional reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling, fingering, grasping, feeling, twisting and bending
• Occasional exposure to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles
• Occasional exposure to moderate noise
• The ability to wear proper personal protective equipment, including earplugs, safety glasses, safety shoes, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Education Required: BA Degree in Accounting
• Experience Required: Must have at least 2 years of cost accounting in a manufacturing environment, aerospace experience preferred. CSI/Syteline experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED AND/OR PREFERRED

• The knowledge, skills and abilities required and/or preferred for this position are listed below. This list is not all inclusive and may be amended by Northstar, from time to time.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Overall computer proficiency with many software programs, especially advanced Excel
• Demonstrated understanding of accounting concepts and theories used in the business environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively to various levels within the organization as well as to external customers and vendors
• Demonstrated initiative
• Strong problem solving and trouble shooting skills
• Strong work ethic