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Description
Excellent opportunity to join Global Manufacturing Company with a 100+ year history and leaders in their industry in the Burlington area looking for a Cost Accounting Manager. The Cost Accounting Manager will be responsible for the management, development, analysis and reporting of standard costing. This individual will be a key contributor providing high level analysis of product costs, operations and margins supporting for multi-site locations. Duties include: establish and maintain standard costs for all raw materials, WIP and finished goods, coordinate with engineering and manufacturing to ensure bills of materials (BOM) are accurate and up to date, reconcile general ledger inventory accounts to perpetual inventory reports on a monthly basis, perform various month end reports, journal entries and reconciliations, research and analyze manufacturing costs and variance including labor, yields, material usage, overhead and absorption and advocate changes, provide monthly cost and margin analysis for management and assist with the annual budget and quarterly forecasts relating to cost of goods sold and margins. BS Degree required; MBA/CMA preferred with 8+ years of strong Cost Accounting experience with at least 5 years within manufacturing. Strong communication skills both verbal and written required along with advanced Excel, Oracle and Hyperion experience. This is a great time to be joining this company as they are experiencing high growth, have a DYNAMIC leadership team in place and a new state of art Manufacturing facility. Hybrid – 4 days onsite with flexibility when needed along with very strong bonus plan and benefits.
Requirements
8+ years of strong Cost Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
Multi Plant and Multi Currency Support
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Strong GAAP, account analysis, inventory, absorption and budget skills
Working knowledge of ERP/MRP platforms, advanced Excel
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