Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant

Who We Are

Essity is a global leader in health and hygiene headquartered in Stockholm Sweden with a North American headquarters located in Philadelphia PA. We are a multi-billion-dollar company with a purpose to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers patients care givers and customers across the globe. We do this through innovations in our Professional Hygiene Consumer Goods and Health & Medical business units that provide hygiene and health solutions to over a billion people every day worldwide.

Working at Essity is more than a career it is where you will play your part in a better future to improve well-being for people and have opportunities to drive positive change for society and the environment. As an employee at Essity you will belong to a team where you feel valued are safe supported to grow and challenged to generate business results in a friendly and open atmosphere.

About the Role

Essity North America Health and Medical Solutions is currently seeking a Senior Cost Accountant/Plant Controller who specializes in analyzing managing and reporting a companys costs to support decision-making and profitability. Were looking for people who embody our values arent afraid to challenge innovate experiment and move at a fast pace.

This is an onsite role and the ideal candidate should live in the Manchester CT area or is willing to relocate.

What You Will Do

• Business partner and consultant for senior leadership team regarding all financial issues
• Lead cost accounting activities including inventory valuation standard costing and cost allocations to ensure accuracy and compliance with GAAP.
• Prepare and analyze monthly cost reports variance analyses and profitability statements to support business decisions.
• Monitor manufacturing labor and overhead costs; investigate variances and partner with operations to recommend corrective actions.
• Develop implement and maintain cost accounting systems procedures and controls to improve efficiency and transparency.
• Support budgeting and forecasting by providing cost trend analysis and recommendations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (finance operations supply chain and production) to identify cost-saving opportunities and process improvements.
• Conduct product cost analysis to support pricing strategies margin optimization and new product development.
• Reconcile inventory balances oversee physical counts and ensure accuracy of raw material WIP and finished goods valuations.
• Prepare cost data and documentation for internal and external audits.
• Additional responsibilities as required

Who You Are

• Bachelors degree in accounting Finance and/or Economics
• Minimum 5 years of relevant cost accountant experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
• Sage100 experience preferred
• Self-starter with a strategic mindset working independently while multi-tasking
• Strong knowledge of production processes and operations
• Experience developing APs
• Excellent communication organizational and problem-solving skills
• Minimal travel required 10%

What We Can Offer You

At Essity we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose.

Compensation and Benefits:

$96000 - $125000/annual salary range annual incentive bonus benefits

Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors such as knowledge skills and experience. Along with competitive pay you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• United Healthcare PPO / EyeMed Vision Insurance / Delta Dental Insurance.
• Wellness program provided through Rally.
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) with employer match and annual employer base contribution.
• Company paid Basic Life AD&D short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program
• PTO offering with Paid Holidays
• Voluntary benefits to include critical illness hospital indemnity and accident insurance.
• Employee discounts program
• Scholarship program for children of Essity employees.

Additional Information

The Company is committed to equalemployment opportunity and providingreasonable accommodations to qualifiedcandidates and employees pursuant toapplicable law. We value and encouragediversity and solicit applications from allqualified applicants without regard to racecolor gender sex age religion creednational origin ancestry citizenship maritalstatus sexual orientation physical or mentaldisability medical condition military andveteran status gender identity or expressiongenetic information or any othercharacteristic protected by federal state orlocal law.

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Together we are improving lives every day

Working at Essity is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world a healthier more hygienic and safer place. With impactful innovations coupled with sustainable solutions we strive to reach more people every year with the necessary and essential solutions for well-being.

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