Job Description
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Washington Frank International is seeking an experienced Finance Consultant with expertise in cost accounting and financial processes. The role involves leading financial process improvements, optimizing cost accounting structures, and ensuring compliance during month-end and year-end closing.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support financial process improvement initiatives across cost accounting, financial reporting, and periodâend close
- Analyze, design, and optimize cost accounting structures, including standard costing, overhead allocation, and cost rollâups
- Evaluate, redesign, and implement chart of accounts (COA) structures to support accurate reporting and scalability
- Support and enhance monthâend and yearâend closing processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with accounting standards
- Perform variance analysis, margin analysis, and costâtoâproduce evaluations
- Translate business requirements into functional financial solutions and provide bestâpractice recommendations
- Collaborate with Finance, Operations, and IT teams to ensure alignment between financial processes and system capabilities
- Support testing, training, and documentation for new financial processes or system enhancements
- Troubleshoot financial system issues and provide ongoing functional support
Skills
- Strong handsâon experience in cost accounting, financial operations, and periodâend close
- Proven experience designing or restructuring chart of accounts
- Deep understanding of standard costing, actual costing, and advanced cost allocation methods
- Demonstrated experience supporting or leading monthâend and yearâend close cycles
- Strong business process analysis and documentation skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nonâtechnical stakeholders
- Willingness to travel up to 25%
- Experience working in manufacturing or distribution environments
- Prior consulting or clientâfacing experience
- Understanding of financial reporting tools and system integrations
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