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 period‑end close
- Analyze, design, and optimize cost accounting structures, including standard costing, overhead allocation, and cost roll‑ups
- Evaluate, redesign, and implement chart of accounts (COA) structures to support accurate reporting and scalability
- Support and enhance month‑end and year‑end closing processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with accounting standards
- Perform variance analysis, margin analysis, and cost‑to‑produce evaluations
- Translate business requirements into functional financial solutions and provide best‑practice 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 hands‑on experience in cost accounting, financial operations, and period‑end 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 month‑end and year‑end close cycles
- Strong business process analysis and documentation skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Willingness to travel up to 25%
- Experience working in manufacturing or distribution environments
- Prior consulting or client‑facing experience
- Understanding of financial reporting tools and system integrations
Company Overview
Washington Frank International provides permanent and freelance ERP recruitment solutions. It is a sub-organization of Frank Recruitment Group. It was founded in 2014, and is headquartered in London, England, GBR, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.washingtonfrank.com.