Accountant I

Job Title: Cost Management Analyst 39067 John Deere

Description:

• Performs various less complex professional accounting assignments requiring knowledge of Business Unit Company policy or accounting theory. Includes coordinating preparing and analyzing financial information and reports that provide summary information for management use in making Company financial decisions.

Duties:

• Prepares various daily monthly quarterly or annual financial/cost reports statements or exhibits.
• Records routine or recurring transactions.
• Gathers reviews and assists in analyzing statistical information.
• Makes necessary corrections and/or adjustments to receive accurate report information.
• Performs complex account reconciliations.

Major Duties may include:

• Publish reports understand the reports you publish and be able to answer questions
• Monthly
• Quarterly
• Various degrees of complexity and preparation requirements
• Good understanding of Excel and functions such as VLOOKUPs pivot tables and charts

Analyze price change requests

• Support the price and material adjustment process
• Validate parts are correct JD Parts
• Validate current prices match
• Validate if material rate change is valid
• Review for outliers
• Investigate or escalate
• Update system with validated information.
• Update system with current rate information

Forecasting

• Manage specific councils Material Place Holders (forecast tool)
• Meet with Supply Base Managers as need to ensure a robust forecast for raw materials.
• Assist in monthend activities related to updating forecasts in the CMS system
• other support as required in maintaining projects in the Cost Management System (CMS)

New system

• Responsible for dual loading of projects in the new forecast system and CMS
• Work with suppliers and Supply Base Managers to mass upload part level detail and other pertinent information in the new automated material adjustment system.
• Assist with validation of the uploads to ensure data integrity is high

Spreadsheet skills critical

• Good communication skills
• Ability to work with team
• Strong Analytical Skills
• Good Organizational Skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office especially with Excel
• Strong proficiency working virtually especially with Microsoft Teams

Additional Notes:

• A degree is required for these positions (Technical Degree Associates Degree or 4Year Degree will all be accepted)
• Recent graduates will be considered

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