SR COST ACCOUNTANT

Job Responsibilities: What you will do.

• Establish standard costs and update them in accordance with company policies.
• Maintaining financial reports, records, and general ledger accounts.
• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including inventory, fixed assets, and other asset accounts.
• Evaluate Excess and Obsolete inventory reserves, as part of the closing process.
• Analyzing actual manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Reviewing changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods or services provided, to determine effects on cost.
• Performing month-end cost accounting close, including the preparation of journal entries.
• Coordinates physical inventories and monitors the cycle count programs.
• Assist in the preparation of balance sheet and income statement fluctuation analyses.
• Perform general accounting duties as required.
• Perform analyses of general ledger account details, when required.
• Assist in the aggregation of consolidated inventory for financial reporting purposes.
• Liaise with external auditors in resolving their audit requests in a timely manner.
• Responsible for assisting in updating documentation of process and procedures for SOX purposes, and ensuring controls are executed.
• Work with other finance personnel in gathering supporting documentation for the financial statement and SOX audits.
• Participate in special projects and perform additional duties as required.

Qualifications: What you will bring.

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting required.
• Experience with complex ERP systems is required.
• Experience with standard costing and average costing methods is required.
• CPA or CMA preferred.
• 5-10 years experience required; experience with telecom or other high-tech equipment manufacturers a plus.
• Minimum of 3 years of Cost Accounting experience.
• Experience with process improvement projects and ability to manage multiple ongoing projects.
• Demonstrated understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel and Word skills are required.
• Diligent, highly efficient, and accurate, with extreme attention to detail and exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Self-starter, effective follow through, and timely in providing status updates.
• Ability to work independently and productively in a dynamic environment, as well as being a solutions-oriented team player.
• Strong interpersonal/communication skills are required; both written and verbal communications ability is critical.
• Potential for advancement.
• Should be a quick learner and self-starter who can work both independently and within a team environment and is accustomed to working with tight deadlines. Able to work flexible hours as needed during peak times.
• Desire to work in a dynamic, nimble, entrepreneurial, empowered environment, yet one that is committed to best practice and to upholding the expectations of an SEC registrant. To succeed, this person must be adaptable & flexible.

Why join DZS?

DZS (Nasdaq: DZSI) is a global leader of broadband networking and AI-driven cloud software solutions.

Our software and network innovations are empowering communications service providers to reimagine their EDGE and transform their businesses and network infrastructure to become the experience providers of tomorrow.

Based in Plano, Texas, USA with sales, support and development offices in Germany, Spain, Turkey and UAE. , we have more than 250 customers across more than 50 countries in the Americas, EMEA, and Australia/New Zealand regions. Communications service providers rely on DZS systems, platforms, and services, which connect to over 50 million homes and businesses. In fact, over half of the top 20 telecom providers in the world depend on DZS for their fixed, mobile and converged broadband services. Across this footprint, our customers share in the common aspiration of providing a superior broadband experience to their subscribers. These customers are leveraging DZS platforms and solutions to transform their networks to become the most agile and innovative CSPs in their markets.

Our Mission: DZS solutions are enabling today's communications service providers to transform into tomorrow's experience providers. We empower our customers to revolutionize their Access, Subscriber, Optical, and AI-driven Cloud EDGE. Through our game-changing technology innovation, we aim to create a world that is hyper-connected, while also helping our customers achieve faster response times and operational efficiencies. This allows them to disrupt their markets and gain a sustainable Competitive Edge.