Operations Accountant

Job Responsibilities

• Maintain and update standard costs for materials, labor, and manufacturing overhead in SAP.
• Validate and maintain accurate bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and production master data in partnership with Operations and Engineering.
• Perform month-end close activities including WIP calculations, variance settlements, and cost allocations.
• Analyze manufacturing variances (material usage, labor, overhead, scrap, absorption) and support root cause identification.
• Perform inventory valuation, reconciliation, and periodic physical inventory alignment.
• Ensure compliance with Group Accounting and Costing manuals.

Operational Financial Reporting

• Prepare and distribute recurring operational cost and variance reports.
• Support monthly and quarterly financial reporting requirements.
• Provide cost transparency to Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain leaders.
• Track and quantify cost improvement initiatives.

Budget & Forecast Support

• Support the Sr Director, Finance in the annual budget and periodic forecasting cycles by compiling operational inputs and validating cost assumptions.
• Aid in financial modeling and analysis as requested.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Global Finance to improve data accuracy and process effectiveness.
• Support implementation of new financial systems, reporting tools, vendor-managed inventory (VMI) programs, and associated inventory, procurement, and financial control enhancements.
• Backup other logistics or purchasing functions as required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of progressive experience in cost accounting or manufacturing finance.
• Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical device or other regulated industry.
• Experience with standard costing methodologies.
• Understanding of internal control principles.
• Experience working in a multinational organization.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• French and/or German language proficiency.