Cost Accounting & Purchasing Controls Manager
CSP (Teijin Automotive Technologies)•Auburn Hills, MI
About The Position
CSP is the industry leader in the formulation and molding of lightweight, advanced composite components for the transportation industries. As an innovative, full-service Tier One supplier, we offer an entrepreneurial environment where you’re only limited by your own imagination. In addition to our team-focused environment, we provide industry-leading benefits, called BENEfits4U. Our comprehensive offering includes: affordable medical, dental, and vision care; flexible spending accounts; life insurance; 401k with company match and much, much more.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA/CMA preferred)
- 7–10+ years of experience in cost accounting and/or purchasing controlling
- Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle)
- Strong experience with standard costing and variance analysis
Nice To Haves
- Automotive Tier 1 supplier experience preferred
- Strong analytical and cross-functional leadership skills
Responsibilities
- Own Bill of Material (BOM) and routing cost structures, ensuring accuracy, transparency, and auditability
- Lead standard cost (STD) development, maintenance, and periodic cost rolls
- Serve as financial lead for Engineering Change Control (ECC), quantifying cost impacts and ensuring timely updates
- Analyze and report material, freight, manufacturing methods, and absorption variances
- Drive material and freight planning and cost analysis aligned with forecast volumes
- Lead labor rate and overhead rate calculation processes
- Maintain and govern current cost set integrity across ERP systems
- Own Purchase Price Variance (PPV) analysis, tracking, and forecasting
- Act as financial lead for purchasing performance (direct and indirect spend)
- Develop and maintain material cost index dashboards
- Conduct deep-dive cost analysis on direct material and MRO spend
- Create and monitor supplier risk heatmaps
- Partner with Purchasing on cost reduction validation and savings tracking
Benefits
- affordable medical, dental, and vision care
- flexible spending accounts
- life insurance
- 401k with company match
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
