Senior Cost Accountant
Core
Senior Cost Accountant supporting manufacturing sites across PSD European operations by collecting data, allocating costs, and preparing financial reports.
Role type
Senior Cost Accountant
Builds
Monthly operations reports, variance analyses, and special management reports for manufacturing costs.
Domain
Manufacturing Finance / Cost Accounting
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Cost allocation, Journal entries, Ledger reconciliation, Financial statement preparation, Variance analysis, Inventory analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting, Standard costing, Internal controls
Preferred skills
Business Objects, Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
Technologies
SAP, MS Office
Responsibilities
Lead month-end close activities and variance analysis; Prepare weekly and monthly operations reports on inventory and manufacturing costs; Perform new part costing and standard cost resetting; Execute inventory analyses and reserve policies; Interface with group management on new product cost development; Ensure accuracy of standard cost of sales and recurring journal entries; Support internal controls process including audit support and cycle counts; Liaise with external auditors; Participate in annual budgeting and forecasting; Review forecast vs. actual results and explain variances.