Fond du Lac
Full time
Job Details
Description
Summary:
This position is responsible for operations accounting, which includes but not limited to standard costing, inventory, plant level financial statements and budgets.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly reports of financial results (monthly forecasts, annual operating plan and strategic planning).
- Responsible for internal controls at the manufacturing plants for operations, inventory and standard costing.
- Analyze and accurately report current month’s financial results to the plant, sales and corporate management in accordance with corporate format and time requirements.
- Monitor, enhance and strengthen cycle count program at each facility.
- Perform audits of bills of materials to ensure product costs are accurate and accounted for properly and report audit results monthly.
- Ensure timely and accurate input of bill of material and price code changes.
- Ensure bill of material and costing accurately reflect production operations.
- Maintain a perpetual inventory of finished goods and reconcile this perpetual to production, shipping and returns daily.
- Attend daily plant production meetings.
- Perform daily walk-throughs of the plant with the General Manager to discuss production and costing issues.
- Review labor reporting and cost, material costs, manufacturing overhead, distribution cost, returns and inventory levels.
- Conduct formal meetings with manufacturing, finance and sales management personnel to discuss all plant issues; develop and publish a formal agenda and recap with actions to be taken.
- Document and understand ERP/MRP systems, hardware and reporting conventions and serve as the on-site subject matter expert (SME).
- Conduct investigative studies in areas of excess cost to determine the cause and initiate corrective measures.
- Manage and obtain approval for all requests for capital expenditures and maintain controls on all plant processes within required budget and prepare reports to summarize all business activities.
- Responsible for identifying variances and developing plans to mitigate future adverse financial effects.
- Prepare month end closing entries and inventory related account reconciliations.
- Assist in JSOX compliance efforts and internal audits involving a review of accounting and general controls surrounding inventory, standard costing, and payroll.
- Examine and reviews unusual cost records and ensures cost data is accurately accounted for.
- Other job activities as assigned.
Essential Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree; preferably a BBA with an emphasis in Finance or Accounting; 7-10 years of cost accounting experience; 3-5 years of experience managing others
- Previous aftermarket product management experience with engine management parts desired.
- High degree of accuracy in work performed.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to be viewed as approachable and as a mentor to people on accounting issues.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and Access.
- Ability to identify and extract data for analysis using query-based programs such as Access.
Equipment Used:
- Computer and other office equipment
Personal Protective Equipment/Clothing Required (PPE):
- Safety glasses and hearing protection as required.
- ESD smock and grounding equipment as required.
Physical Demands:
(Not Applicable, Occasionally [1-33%; 0-2.5 hrs./day], Frequently [33-66%; 2.5-5.5 hrs./day], Constantly [>66%; 5.5+ hrs./day])
Physical Abilities
- Stand – Occasionally
- Walk – Occasionally
- Sit – Constantly
- Climb – Not Applicable
- Crawl – Occasionally
- Squat – Occasionally
- Kneel – Occasionally
- Bend – Occasionally
- Twist – Occasionally
- Use of Hands/Fingers – Frequently
- Reach Outward – Frequently
- Reach Above Shoulder – Occasionally
Lift/Carry
- 10 lbs. or less – Occasionally
- 11-20 lbs. – Occasionally
- 21-50 lbs. – Occasionally
- 51-100 lbs. – Not Applicable
Push/Pull
- 10 lbs. or less – Occasionally
- 11-20 lbs. – Not Applicable
- 21-50 lbs. – Not Applicable
- 51-100 lbs. – Not Applicable
Sensory Requirements
- Speech – Yes
- Vision – Yes
- Touch – Yes
- Hearing – Yes
- Smell – No
Qualifications
Education
Required
Bachelors or better in Finance.
Experience
Required
7-10 years: Cost accounting
