Cost accounting supervisor vs accounting consultant

Differences between cost accounting supervisor and accounting consultant duties and responsibilities

Cost accounting supervisor example responsibilities.

• Lead the development of annual standard costs and update the system for BOM changes.
• Manage quarterly inventory reserves in accordance with company policy which follows GAAP guidance.
• Perform all duties in accordance with GAAP, SOX, and corporate accounting policies and procedures.
• Administer employee memberships to gyms, stock purchases and other company benefits through payroll deduction.
• Work with auditors to ensure SOX controls are accurate and that company is in compliance with them.
• Prepare several SOX compliance reports for cost, sales distribution, collection and any other area as required.
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Accounting consultant example responsibilities.

• Work independently on line of business projects to automate derivative processes and system enhancement testing.
• Share oversight for recruitment, human resources and advertising.
• Provide support to accounts payable department in tagging and recording of fix assets during an ERP system transition
• Work with governance and internal audit team ensuring SOX compliance during monthly & quarterly reviews as well as the annual audit.
• Collaborate with accounting department in monthly closing process and development of internal controls to support SOX requirements.
• Improve audit performance of major medical center by clearing backlog of account reconciliations across multiple medical billing systems.
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