Shared Service Center | Costing | Industry | Finance
We are currently recruiting for a Shared Service Center looking to expand its team. The Costing Manager will be in charge of leading the team responsible for cost accounting activities, including product cost development, routine costing month-end close activities, establishment of annual activity rates and assessment of over/under absorption.
Responsibilities:
Oversee routine cost accounting activities for month-end close, including cost run update/analysis, moving average review, and assessment of over/under absorption, and the resulting journal entries and account reconciliations.
Maintain the models that calculate the cost of products, including preparing or reviewing cost models on a monthly basis, updating cost models periodically to ensure costing accuracy, routinely reviewing inputs into costing models and developing and overseeing improvements to costing methods and practices
Strategic costing advisor and owner of standard cost setting, approval and activity rates.
Monthly Period Close. Coach, train, manage, review and/or approve costing analysts in performing complex tasks accurately and efficiently in the monthly close process. Participate in processes as needed.
Periodic Standard and Moving Average Cost Development. Coach, train, manage, review and/or approve, the development and streamlining of processes for the calculation of standard/Moving Average costs. Develop tools for analysis, review, and delivery of data for multiple plants.
Inventory Counts. Partner with Operations to plan, coordinate, monitor and ensure execution of the physical counts at all required locations.
Interaction with commercial business partners and commercial team to ensure proper costs are reflected on our management systems
Understand ERP system processes, capabilities, and limitations, and develop ERP processes that calculate, analyze, and ensure accuracy and completeness of data for Product Costs. Review and approve Material Price Variances, Monthly Cost Revaluation, Manufacturing Variances.
Be a key player in the SAP implementation project. Gap determination, data gathering and configuration ensuring that business and statutory requirements are followed.
What you'll need to succeed:
4 years experience in Accounting, Cost Accounting is highly preferred
Experience with process transition and transformation
SAP Costing experience (FI/CO and MM). Familiar with relevant computer programs like Hyperion, Accpac, JDE is a plus.
Strong Accounting skills (knowledge of complex accounts and detailed debits and credits)
Fluent in English ? both verbal and written
Managerial supervision experience preferred
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Salary depending on the experience