Description

Robert Half is in search for a Senior Cost Accountant! As a Senior Cost Accounting Analyst, you’ll play a key role on the Finance team. You’ll work on cost accounting & manufacturing FP& A activities and serve as a liaison between Hercules 4000 & Richmond’s chemical manufacturing team and finance. You’ll be the key Cost Accountant for critical processes such as standard setting & cycle counts and partner with functional and business leaders to prepare budgets, forecasts and provide ad hoc financial analysis to support decision making as needed. You’ll be expected to have in-depth knowledge of your customer business unit or function in order to provide cost accounting responsibilities and provide accurate forecast. You should have a strong analytical background with strict attention to detail. You are a highly motivated, technically proficient person with a strong sense of ownership and business ethics to deliver quality work on a daily basis. You’ll also share your financial expertise and drive process improvements within the Global Finance Group.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Perform monthly close activities (accruals, reviews, journal entries) and review meetings with business partners.

• Prepare monthly variance analysis (spends, absorption, ppv, work orders, inventory driven costs) of actuals to forecast and budget, explain and investigate any major discrepancies, and understand key business drivers.

• Position manufacturing team for success by leading and supporting our functional teams in cost analysis and operating budget and forecast processes to ensure our financial stability.

• Supports Standard Cost for multiple locations and ensures Plant Managers & Controller understand the costing data (labor, material, ovhd, costing lost size).

• Prepare quarterly work papers for internal and external audit for key processes such as cycle counts, narratives, accruals, etc.

• Build strong relationships with manufacturing partners, acting as a trusted subject matter expert and yielding your influence to create alignment between the business and finance.

  Requirements

While this list of qualifications may help an employee to succeed in this position, capable candidates may have a wide range of backgrounds or skills. If you have experience that aligns with the responsibilities of this role, we encourage you to apply!

• At least 5+ years experience in Cost Accounting or equivalent experience and a BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field.

• Technical proficiency providing accurate forecasts (and reviewing underlying assumptions), translating GAAP terms for non-accounting partners, and using Excel (PivotTables, Sumifs, Sumproduct).

• Detail oriented with attention to process and documentation to ensure both compliancy and that accurate information is provided to the business partners.

• Strong analytical, and communication skills and a hands-on, detail-oriented approach with an eagerness to take ownership, influence business partners, and make an immediate impact in a dynamic environment.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• MS Office Software; including strong Excel skills.

• SAP experience preferred.

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