Finance-Facing Activities:

• Development of Standard Costs to maintain and ensure integrity of costing system
• Own all aspects of the budgeting process to ensure consistency in results and goal alignment
• Support Business Analysts in product contribution development
• Monthly reporting & analysis variances against standard
• Maintain & Further Develop accounting policies and procedures around cycle counts, scrap transactions, production transaction and PO receipts

• Provide direct financial support (including analytical and decision support) to Operations Business TeamsMaintain and further develop weekly KPIs
• Further refine and develop COGS Variance Analyses & Inventory Reporting
• Ensure consistency between KPIs & monthly financial results
• Investigate variances and work proactively with the operations team to develop corrective actions
• Support Standard Business Processes
• DCO - Inventory phase-in / phase-out plans
• New Product Development capital and cost estimates
• Primary liaison between Operations, Finance, Product Management, Engineering and Quality
• Sales and Operations Planning processAd hoc & Periodic Analyses
• Support Make vs. Buy Decisions
• Develop and maintain Total Cost of Ownership Reporting & On-going Analytics
• Support and further refine development of Global Standard Costing System
• Support Operations Efficiency Projects
• Complies with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations
• Follows all Company rules and regulations, including health and safety rules
• Successfully interacts with employees at all levels
• Regular, reliable performance of all job duties
• Travel as may be required to meet business and customer expectations
• Performs all other duties as assigned or as may be required from time to time

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or a related field required
• CMA, MBA or other advanced degree preferred
• Minimum five years experience in a manufacturing cost accounting role, required
• Demonstrated experience in ERP maintenance, development and processes, required
• Background in manufacturing & development of standard costing systems, preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple conflicting priorities
• Experience working in an environment with global objectives, preferred

• Must be able to read, understand and communicate in English
• Apply principles of logical thinking to solve practical problems