Since our founding in 2006, NCS Multistage has grown to be a leading provider of engineered products and support services for oil and natural gas wells around the world.  We deliver products and services to exploration and production companies operating throughout North America, the North Sea, U.K., Argentina, China, Russia, and our global presence is expanding.  We currently have four main product lines: Fracturing Systems, Well Construction, Tracer Diagnostics and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR).  We also provide frac plugs and associated equipment through a joint venture called Repeat Precision LLC.  For more information on NCS products and services, please visit our website at www.ncsmultistage.com.

NCS believes that our employees are our most important resource. Our company succeeds by hiring the right people and empowering them to succeed in an environment that is challenging, rewarding and fun.

What NCS Offers:

• Competitive salary
• Paid time off
• Health & welfare benefits
• 401(k) savings plan
• Commission/Annual Bonus Program

Job Title – [Senior] Accountant, Cost and Inventory

Department – Finance

Reports to – Accounting Manager

Job Summary

Ensure complete, timely and accurate cost of sales recognition that matches to revenue.  Overall measurement, analysis and reporting of cost of sales and related variances.  Maintain accurate inventory balances, including accounting aspects of inventory costing, tracking and reconciliations. Communicate and coordinate with a variety of internal departments including Procurement, Manufacturing, and Inventory.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Review and manage work-in-process orders (all types) for settlement and/or closing issues
• Analyze closed order variances, with identified root causes. Explain any significant variances between standard costs and actual production costs during monthly close process
• Generate PPV reports and analyze findings
• Analyze customer margins, explaining significant anomalies
• Analyze Research & Development costs for explanations
• Prepare quarterly obsolescence analysis and evaluate reserves and write-off requests as required
• Coordinate annual physical inventory count, valuation and reconciliation process and assist with scheduling and monitoring cycle counts, as needed
• Manage inventory revaluation process (monthly and annual setting of standards, cost rollup, and new parts set up)
• Prepare and distribute all monthly costing reports and analysis to management
• Review and resolve any inventory accounting issues including monthly journal entries
• Ensure proper accounting procedures are adhered to for profit-in-inventory eliminations and other inventory-related intercompany transactions, which may require the preparation of manual journal entries
• Reconcile raw materials, WIP and Finished Goods inventory accounts, as well as Unvouchered Receipts.
• Maintain and review the general ledger and reconcile balance sheets
• Perform internal control testing as required
• Ad hoc projects surrounding inventory and costing
• Complete all month end process steps for cost and inventory accounting
• Support and uphold HS&E policies and procedures of NCS and the customer
• Align individual goals with NCS’s corporate goals, while adhering to and promoting the NCS Promise
• Participate in Personal Development for Success (PDS)
• Other duties, relevant to the position, shall be assigned as required

Additional Information

• FLSA Status: Exempt

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• BS Bachelor’s degree in accounting required, advanced degree or certification a plus
• Minimum 3 years of accounting or audit experience; experience with inventory or cost accounting in a manufacturing environment a plus.
• Strong work ethic, dependable, positive attitude, effective communicator with a history of collaboration and problem solving
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office (advanced in Excel) 
• Experience with Oracle highly preferred
• Knowledge of Business Intelligence tools a plus