Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant

Provides financial information to support the cost accounting and product costing functions within the US/Canadian operations. Participate in the month end and year end closing process as required. Provide back-up for the Cost Accounting Manager and assist in other Cost accounting functions.

Key Deliverables/Critical Deliverables

Business

• Product Costing – Maintain and process the material ledger close model for the $2.5B US business and analyze results as they actualize.
• Segment Reporting – Ensure costs are allocated accurately across business segments and reporting is accurate for COGS and freight
• Master Data - Maintain product cost master data, including BOM and Routings, Cost Centers, Profit Centers, and Cost structure in SAP.
• Inventory Reserves – Calculate and maintain inventory reserves in accordance with company policy
• Audit Activity - Prepare and provide financial information for internal/external audits, Sarbanes-Oxley testing, and corporate accounting ensuring information is accurate and timely.
• Account Reconciliations - Prepare monthly account reconciliations in a timely manner to ensure internal control policies are being followed.
• Forecasting/Budgeting – Work with FP&A to prepare cost estimate for each Goal and LE process
• Business Analysis - Oversee the preparation and consolidation of both monthly and quarterly variance analysis reports; ensuring reports are completed accurately and on time.
• Business Process Procedures - Ensure Business Process Procedures (BPP’s) are written and current for all job functions and that they comply with internal control policies.

Agility and Innovation

• Journal Entries - Book journal entries as required and ensure that transactions are recorded accurately and in compliance with applicable standards.
• Account Analysis - Perform account analysis, product costing variance analysis, and other projects as requested by manager.
• Process Improvement - Conduct process reviews to identify improvements to enhance the quality of Product Costing and financial reporting. Lead the implementation of improvements identified through this process.

Relationships and People

• Develop Relationships – Build and maintain trusted partnerships with Plant Accounting, Supply Chain, Shared Services, and others to ensure business objectives are achieved.
• Collaborate with other groups on a regular basis to ensure the integrity of actual cost results and provide guidance as necessary.

If you have the following qualifications and experience, we want you:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 4 years of relevant accounting experience.
• Experience using SAP modules (CO, FI, MM, SD Preferred) or other ERPs preferred. Knowledge of cost accounting structures and cost absorption
• Demonstrated ability to understand business processes and articulate business issues as they relate to financial data.
• Demonstrated ability to identify issues, develop solutions and make and support decisions to resolve problems and take advantage of opportunities.
• Proven verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate to various levels within the organization
• Proven proficiency in the use of MS Office (i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

We are seeking a Senior Accountant with the desired behaviors:

• Demonstrates initiative and possesses strong problem solving abilities
• Exhibits prioritization and organizational skills with the ability to work within deadlines
• Works collaboratively with peers and others
• Embraces changes and is open to new ideas and approaches