Cost Accounting Manager
On-siteBethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Perform month-end cost accounting close entries, accruals, and analysis while maintaining Oracle product master files and production formulas. Prepare annual standard cost budgets, forecasts, and monthly account reconciliations, then analyze production costs to investigate variances and ensure proper procedures. Supervise Cost Accounting staff, evaluate internal controls for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and support business unit finance teams through continuous improvement initiatives like 5S and Kaizen. Interact with internal and external auditors as needed to ensure accurate, timely financial data available for business managers.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance
- Minimum of five to ten years cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
- Advanced Excel skills
- Familiarity with standard cost accounting
- Familiarity with bill of materials
- Familiarity with month end inventory reporting and analysis
- Thorough understanding of US GAAP
- Well-developed computer skills
- Self-starter
- Good management skills
- Communication skills
- Interpersonal skills
- General business skills
- Strong mathematical skills
- Analytical skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Ability to gather, organize, and analyze data
- Ability to draw conclusions
- Ability to handle stress
- Ability to work independently
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Composure
- Ability to read, write, listen, speak, and understand English
- Ability to work adaptably/flexibly to changing work assignments
- Ability to perform multiple tasks at once
- Ability to compose correspondence and other documentation in a professional manner
- Ability to express ideas constructively
- Ability to actively listen to others
- Ability to manage time effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines
- Ability to learn and memorize procedures
- Ability to display a cooperative attitude
- Ability to read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies/procedures
- Ability to attend and use all required training
- Ability to work the shift/number of hours in which duties need to be accomplished, including overtime, holidays and weekends, as necessary
Desired Qualifications
- CPA
- Oracle costing experience
- Experience using Oracle R12
- Experience using HFM
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Experience with Oracle
- Experience with HFM
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