Director, Cost Accounting

Brooks Automation • Chelmsford, MA

202d • Remote

About The Position

We are looking for a Director, Cost Accounting to help accelerate our growth journey. As part of our Finance team, this position provides leadership in support of our growing manufacturing operations. Partner with our operational executives and play a pivotal role in driving the Company's growth and scaling processes in support of operational excellence. Utilize your accounting, operations, and leadership skills to provide finance support and insight, while overseeing the Company's cost accounting and other product cost related policies and procedures. Contribute in the areas of planning, forecasting, and decision support analysis. Directly manage the cost accounting team and provide leadership for the global processes across Brooks Automation.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant financial/accounting experience; experience in a manufacturing or publicly traded company a plus
• Bachelors in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CMA a plus
• Competency in operational planning and cost accounting
• Understanding of data structure and data analytics along with the ability to work with business units and IS/IT to ensure adequate design of systems and reporting needs
• ERP systems experience, Oracle preferred

Responsibilities

• Design and monitor policies and procedures related to cost accounting and product related costs
• Support for audit requests and auditors
• Ensure adequate and effective controls are in place
• Manage timely monthly financial closing process
• Design, develop, and provide financial reporting that is transparent and meaningful
• Act as custodian of the Company's standard costing system
• Oversee and support the Company's cycle counting and physical inventory programs
• Drive continuous process and system improvement
• Support the financial and product cost planning processes for the annual plan and monthly forecasts
• Interpret financial results for Operations leaders
• Design and deliver robust management reporting, analysis, and decision support models
• Provide leadership to future Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementations, and M&A integrations related to cost accounting
• Drive operational excellence and strategic initiatives with direct and indirect teams worldwide
• Ensure talent engagement, development, and competence of team members
• Act as a thought leader in designing controls, analytics, and decision support models

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Subsidized health insurance
• Flexible work schedules
• 12 paid holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Student Loan Program
• Scholarship Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees