ERP Process Analyst - Cost Accounting

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Information Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience
• •Over (5) years of experience in a Cost Accounting, Finance, or SAP Controlling environment, preferably within a manufacturing, project-based, or Aerospace & Defense setting
• •Working knowledge of SAP cost accounting processes, including SAP FI/CO integration, cost center accounting, internal orders, project/WBS costing, allocations, settlements, and period-end close activities
• •Experience in Cost Accounting subjects, such as: Standard cost development, annual cost rolls, rate maintenance, and analysis of labor, material, overhead, and burden cost components
• •Actual costing concepts, including the ability to analyze actual labor, material, overhead, WIP, inventory, and cost of goods sold impacts across SAP financial and operational postings
• •Manufacturing variance analysis, including purchase price, usage, labor, overhead absorption, mix, volume, and settlement variances
• •Inventory valuation, work-in-process, cost of goods sold, and reconciliation between operational activity and financial postings
• •SAP Grouping, Pegging, and Distribution (GPD) experience, including understanding how demand is grouped, available material is pegged, and material costs are distributed to WBS elements, or final cost objectives
• •SAP Controlling master data, including cost centers, activity types, cost elements, internal orders, projects, WBS elements, allocation cycles, and settlement rules
• •Experience troubleshooting SAP costing transactions, data issues, posting errors, and integration points across Finance, Project Systems, Materials Management, Production Planning, Sales & Distribution, and related ERP processes
• •Understanding of Aerospace & Defense business operations, government costing practices, and complex contract types such as T&M, Cost Plus, fixed price, and long-term program accounting
• •Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret cost drivers, validate financial impacts, reconcile data across systems, and translate findings into clear business actions
• •Ability to document current-state and future-state Cost Accounting processes, identify control gaps, and support standardization within a global SAP template
• •Effective written and verbal communication skills across multiple organizational levels, with the ability to explain financial and system concepts to business users, technical teams, and stakeholders
• •Ability to collaborate with cross-functional partners, including Finance, Program Controls, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, IT, and site-based subject matter experts
• •High attention to detail with the ability to maintain a broader business perspective and evaluate how Cost Accounting decisions affect reporting, compliance, and operational performance
• •Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, support testing and deployment activities, and meet deadlines in a transformation program environment
• •Willingness to support approximately 30% travel, both domestic and international
• •Onsite schedule at a Moog facility

Desired Qualifications

• •Understanding of Aerospace & Defense business operations, government costing practices, and complex contract types such as T&M, Cost Plus, fixed price, and long-term program accounting is preferred