Accounting Clerk - Manpower Group : Job Details

Job Title: Accounting Clerk Location: Marquette, MI Pay: $20.00 to $22.00 per Hour What's the Job? - Analyze the cost of production in a manufacturing environment as well as ensuring profitability, supporting strategic decision-making, and maintaining compliance with industry standards. - Conduct monthly financial close activities, including inventory valuation, standard cost variance analysis, operations productivity, account reconciliations and other reporting as necessary. Prepare reports and summaries as required for inclusion of financial reporting. Prepare standard adjusting journal entries related to operational cost accounting - Review reports and research purchases to ensure accurate reporting. Establish labor and overhead rates. Support external audits and tax preparation functions. - Contribute pertinent cost analysis associate with the annual budgeting process. Prepare accurate cost estimates for new and/or existing products on request Partner with operational management to improve controls, accuracy and quality of manufacturing costs and resolve extraordinary variances. - Record fixed asset acquisitions, disposals, transfers, and other asset adjustments in the accounting system, ensuring timely and accurate asset tracking and capitalization. Works with finance staff to maintain the accuracy and integrity of the general ledger. Works with various functional departments to develop and maintain the product costing system. Other duties as assigned. What's Needed? - Temporary position for approx. 8-12 weeks. Full time, M-F day shift with 30 minute lunch. - Required: substantial accounting experience. - Preferred: 3-5 years of experience with cost accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing or healthcare/medical device environment. - Proficiency and/or experience using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (i.e. SAP). - Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reporting. - Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles, standard costing, and variance analysis. Ability to analyze complex data sets, draw meaningful insights, and communicate findings effectively to both financial and non-financial stakeholders. - Ability to interact professionally with users from all areas and levels of the business, influence decisions and facilitate change management through collaboration and leadership. - Ability to coordinates activities across vendor, end user and internal resources to achieve deliverables as defined in project plans. If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you! About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells: ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands - Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells - creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.