Privately held international manufacturing company. 

• Plan, organize and direct all the activities of the cost accounting business unit
• Act as the liaison between the Plant Accountants and Corporate Finance.
• Review and approve journal entries to general ledger cost accounts
• Oversee budget and forecasting relating to cost accounting
• Analyze actual manufacturing costs
• Project management lead to build and manage the implementation of a new standard cost accounting system
• Prepare reports and presentations illustrating and tracking standard cost variances and metrics
• Review and improve internal processes such as tracking inter-company purchase orders for procurement and delivery of product and services between business units
• Perform financial analysis and reporting for capital expenditures including analysis of return on investments (ROI)
• Participate in cycle counts to ensure accuracy of inventory counts, analyze shrink results, investigate variances and resolve inventory issues.
• Assess and adjust surplus and obsolete inventory

• Update and define policies and procedures for cost      accounting and inventory activities
• Liaise with the IT department on system issues,      maintenance and system developments to improve the cost accounting      function and timeliness of reporting

• Bachelor’s      degree in Accounting or Finance with an excellent academic record
• CMA      and/or CPA preferred
• Strong      working knowledge of Information Systems (MRP, ERP, etc.) with emphasis in      MAPICS or similar. Previous experience with AS400 or similar
• 8+ years of progressive experience in cost accounting management in an international manufacturing/distribution organization

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