Cost Manager
Cost Manager
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Job Description
Overview
Job Summary
Provide financial analysis and support to the manufacturing and supply chain organization for Transfusion & Transplant sites. Serve as a strategic partner and functional resource for site metrics continuous improvement projects inventory costing variance analysis and capital expenditures. The role provides guidance and support to help management understand financial performance analyze new projects and ensure accuracy in inventory costing.
Responsibilities
Key Accountabilities
- Provide operations management with financial support through reporting of operating expenses and ATGs (PPV Absorption Manufacturing Variances) including analysis of variances to budget prior year and forecasts
- Prepare review and analyze monthly financial transactions inventory COGS accounts and operating expenses. Ensure accuracy and compliance with required internal controls.
- Review inventory at month-end and prepare inventory reconciliation and journal entries for the acccounting group
- Monitor and report monthly manufacturing variances and support production departments to manage financial performance and mitigate risks
- Prepare budget and forecasts for operating expenses and ATG accounts ensuring that the budget reflects the effect of future volumes on the site and cost structure
- Work closely with the IT and manufacturing teams to develop BOMs and routers in the ERP
- Develop and maintain product costs as well as labor and overhead rates including the annual cost roll and inventory revaluation
- Support year-end audit activities particularly in regards to inventory reporting
- Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction including evaluating financial impact of actions under consideration by operations management team.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Networking/Key relationships
- Develop good working relationships with managers of manufacturing and supply chain departments
- Work closely with accounting department to ensure consistency of reporting and compliance with internal policies GAAP and IFRS.
- Work closely with IT to maintain accurate reporting and data flows in ERP and test any changes that are proposed to account structure or mapping.
Qualifications
Minimum Knowledge & Experience required for the position:
Education: Bachelors degree from four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience:
- Minimum 5 years work experience in cost accounting financial reporting or similar functions.
- Excellent analytical skills
- Proficient skills with Microsoft Excel
- Demonstrated sense of urgency
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Management has the discretion of substituting relevant work experience for a degree and/or making exceptions to the years of experience requirement.
Skills & Capabilities:
- Experience in cost accounting
- Experience with budgeting and forecasting and variance analysis
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to collaborate with others from all areas of the organization
Travel requirements:
Occasional travel may be required less than 10% of time.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
