Inventory & Cost Accounting Manager

Specific job responsibilities include:

• Be a subject matter expert in the manufacturing process from raw material to finished goods and cost of sales.
• Perform analytics throughout the month on cost of sales, absorption, PPV, and other metrics to ensure timing and accuracy of standards and gross margins.
• Maintain the integrity and accuracy of product cost data; assist with close activities as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze cost accounting data and provide insights to drive business decisions.
• Lead matrixed team of accountants in a global organization. You will delegate process improvement projects, documentation, adhoc analysis, and support them in close by reviewing and approving month end close journal entries.
• Ensure compliance with the Company's policies, internal controls, procedures, and regulatory requirements (administer/maintenance of protected health information).
• Establish inventory policies and processes and continuously improve inventory management practices.
• Assist cost accounting and manufacturing team in setup of manufacturing bill of materials (BOMs) and routings. Additionally, assists supply chain in material master setup of purchased parts.
• Identifies tasks and deliverables for implementation and assists in the creation, coordination, and execution of those tasks.
• In collaboration with the broader Cost Accounting/Operations FP&A team, establish KPIs and timelines as well as cadence for ongoing communications to stakeholders.
• Coordinate and create training for other finance, accounting, manufacturing, and procurement teams as necessary.
• Lead annual standards setting process – supply chain, manufacturing, and engineering update support and cost roll ups to support Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
• Set standard costs in ERP system. Maintain updates to materials via MasterControl requests and update materials in QAD/ERP system accordingly.
• Assist FP&A with product cost related information and modeling for forecast refreshes.
• Assist in audit and ad-hoc cost accounting requests.

Project Related – ERP Implementation responsibilities include:

• Provide data conversion (gathering, cleansing, etc.) and testing support.
• Assess current financial policies, procedures, and systems. From that, assist Sr Manager to create the workflow to be used with the new ERP system.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 8+ years of accounting or finance experience, 5+ years of cost accounting experience preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel (e.g., Pivot Tables, V-Lookup, data merges, filters, etc.).
• Experience in Sarbanes-Oxley-compliant environment.
• Strong understanding and proficiency in U.S. GAAP.
• Willingness to work flexible or extended hours during month end close to support an international team of accountants based in the Philippines.
• Experience with tight deadlines and responsibility for accuracy and timeliness for work performed or reviewed.
• Experience managing and leading a team.
• High attention to detail, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to work on multiple projects.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and proven ability to work with limited supervision.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of multinational ERP is required; SAP and/or QAD is a plus.
• Previous experience in ERP implementations or related project management experience.
• Experience in a fast-paced, team-oriented, matrixed organization.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal effectively with a variety of personnel, both internally and externally.
• An eagerness to learn and take on challenges in a rapidly-growing and dynamic environment; must be a team player.
• Strategic thinking with an emphasis on relationship management and communication at all levels within an organization.