Job Description
In this vital role, you will be a member of the Global Cost Accounting team responsible for consolidating and analyzing the global inventory and cost of sales.
Key Responsibilities:
* Perform inventory, cost of production, and cost of sales accounting for certain manufacturing and contract manufacturing sites and distribution channels.
* Prepare sophisticated journal entries and general ledger account analysis.
* Prepare and check reconciliations for both SAP and consolidation tools, adhering to best practices and audit standards.
* Support product integration activities and associated process harmonization projects.
* Prepare audit schedules and answer questions from internal and external auditors, including physical inventory count collaboration, planning, and execution.
* Prepare advanced financial schedules such as footnote, month-end flash reports, accounting memos, and other ad hoc schedules, as required by the supervisor, to strict deadlines.
* Consolidate, analyze, and report global inventory balances by product/site and perform detailed monthly variance analysis.
* Perform certain accounting control functions and reporting requirements as directed, including inventory reserves, inventory step-up, pre-approval manufacturing, standard costing, including absorption tests, and excess capacity analysis, among others.
* Collaborate flexibly with global accounting team members and certain global and external service provider functions across multiple time zones to ensure effective communications and alignment in a dynamic environment.
Qualifications
The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications:
* A Doctorate Degree, or
* A Master's degree with 2+ years of experience in general accounting, or
* A Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience in general accounting, or
* An Associate's degree with 10+ years of experience in general accounting, or
* A High School Diploma/GED with 12+ years of experience in general accounting.
Preferred Qualifications
The following qualifications are preferred:
* 3+ years of General, Intercompany, and Cost Accounting experience using SAP.
* Dynamic accounting/finance experience, including corporate-level public company experience.
* Experience liaising with outsourced partner relationships.
* Experience in financial system optimization, improvement, and implementation.
* Knowledgeable in US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
* Experience in other functional accounting areas, such as intercompany, cash, investments.
* Experience with SAP.