Senior Cost Accountant

Sr. Cost AccountantJob DescriptionThe Product Cost Financial Analyst acts as a professional business partner as a representative of the North American Finance Team. The role facilitates financial information and accounting data between required stakeholders and central accounting. The role will be responsible for the timely and proper budgeting, tracking, and reporting of financial activities, including accounting/controlling tasks related to cost accounting, inventory controls, R&D controlling, project management, and fixed assets. The position is responsible for preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for management review on assigned responsibilities. The role is responsible for performing cost accounting tasks related to inventory reconciliation and controlling activities, month-end close activities, and other duties as required within a manufacturing environment.Skills• Evaluates cost data to identify manufacturing process variances and delivers detailed explanations of the same.• Performs target cost calculations and analysis of potential standard cost deviations.• Performs month-end close activities for Production Company, including manufacturing and purchase price variance analysis and reporting.• Prepares, schedules, and documents information to aid in the facilitation of decision-making within budgeting and forecasting cycles.• Manages, monitors, and performs initial review for all capital expenditures, ensuring compliance with Corporate guidelines.• Prepares payback calculations on applicable investments and/or projects.• Leads and manages various projects, local content processes, and travel management reporting and data collection.• Performs R&D controlling activities, including annual cost rate establishment and monthly reporting of actual project costs vs. plan.• Establishes new benchmarks for cycle counting, inventory accuracy, and inventory turns.• Prepares liquidity forecasts and reconciles deviations from plan and prior forecasts.• Gathers, reviews, and validates required data for annual property tax & insurance.• Leads expense report project enhancements and monitors costs of external services.• Assists in Budgeting and Forecasting activities for capital investments, standard product costs, inventory obsolescence, manufacturing process variances, and purchase price variances.• Establishes accounting standards and analyzes product cost changes year over year.Job TypeThis is a permanent position.Work SiteThis is a fully on-site position in Omaha, Nebraska.