Cost Accountant

Saturn Petcare Inc•Terre Haute, IN

11d

About The Position

The Plant Controller will be responsible for helping the plant achieve its financial goals. This includes establishing costing, the monthly close process, rolling forecasts and annual planning, inventory valuation, and internal controls.

Requirements

Analytical – work with complex information; Collects and researches data; Uses curiosity and experience to complement data.
Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Ask the questions needed to be successful.
Communication - Must be able to interact with all team members. Ability to actively listen; to teach; and collaborate.
Project Management – Ability to develop project plans; manages project team activities; and be an active team member on projects.
Manufacturing mindset – Able to understand and have interest in manufacturing processes. How are things made? What are the key areas?
Bachelors’ degree required
3+ years’ of related experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
SAP experience, especially with the FI, MM. and CO modules
Microsoft office expertise, including creating presentations, consolidation of large sets of data, advance formula skills
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and ability to apply concepts such as: fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Nice To Haves

German language speaking skills is another advantage. Ability to communicate at all levels within the organization to accomplish department objectives.

Responsibilities

Follows and supports all Company Safety policies and procedures
Ensures proper accounting/financial procedures and computer application systems are configured and maintained as per company requirements.
Understand and apply core accounting principles such as debits, credits, product allocations, and accruals.
Manage and execute the monthly closing process.
Report the financial figures (Balance Sheet, P/L and Cash Flow) detailing assets, liabilities, and capital to summarize and interpret the projected company financial position.
Reviews, investigates, and reports deviations on the Budget / MTP monthly preparing the correspondent set of reports, including the financial portion of the company’s KPI’s and makes recommendations regarding possible actions on the reported deviations.
Periodic comparisons of SAP moving average vs planned purchase prices, and revaluations as needed, for purchased component inventory items
Develop standard costs for new products
Calculate standard costs for all products annually.
Analysis of activity rates, work center rates, and related efficiencies
Participates in the planning cycle including rolling forecasts.
Ability to develop a bottom-up approach to planning and work collaboratively with all areas.
Analyze production routings and costs.
Variance analysis in actual production costs vs planned.
Participates in and/or leads cost reduction and process improvement activities.
Maintains established housekeeping standards for responsible area