Senior Cost & Inventory Accountant

What will you do?

• Work with the Americas Cost Accounting Manager to assist in and drive improving the Cost Accounting processes.
• Perform daily operations of the local/regional and global (central) Cost & Inventory Accounting, from standard cost setting to monthly variance analyses and reporting, month-end activities, inventory valuation, and cost reporting.
• Adhere to the annual and monthly standard costing process for calculation, review, and update of standard costs.
• Adhere to global Cost & Inventory Accounting policies and procedures to establish a consistent approach for Cost & Inventory Accounting processes.
• Communicate with finance and supply chain stakeholders for raw material prices, landed cost data, production (master) data and questions related to cost variances and cost reporting.
• Handle costing issues that need resolution in an independent manner
• Reporting of product costs, cost variances and inventory valuation per SOX control and business control requirements
• Analyze and prepare monthly cost variance reporting for the analysis of purchase price and manufacturing variances.
• Prepare journal entries.
• Perform month-end and year-end cost & inventory accounting activities, including ensuring financial accuracy of postings and COGS object accounts and performing necessary account reconciliations.
• Support both internal and external audit teams by providing requested documents and approvals.
• Follow and communicate policies and procedures to establish a consistent approach across the organization for cost and inventory accounting processes.
• Provide support for transformation activities for the improvement of Cost & Inventory Accounting processes.
• Adhere to a culture of continuous improvement, automation, digitization, adherence, and proactively propose enhancement to Global Standards.
• Ensure application of the global process, governed by a set of clearly defined controls.
• Act as point of contact for operational Cost & Inventory Accounting for other finance and business stakeholders.

Education, Experience and Training

• Bachelor’s degree (BS) in accounting, finance, or related field required. CPA or equivalent a plus.

Required Skills and Competencies

• 5-7 years finance experience, with minimum of 2 years in manufacturing sectors
• Experience with cost & inventory accounting
• Ability to professionally communicate with all levels of the organization
• Attention to detail and proven organizational skills
• Ability to solve problems and work in an autonomous manner
• Intermediate to advanced MS Excel skills
• Interest and proficiency with using technology, including ERP, business intelligence, reporting, and AI tools.
• Motivated by continuous learning and growth, with a mindset that challenges the status quo.