Sr Cost Accountant

THE POSITION
The Senior Cost Accountant will support one large manufacturing site with multiple buildings in Tijuana, Mexico and reports to the Controller.

Essential Job Functions:

• Active participation in monthly closing, prepare journal entries, as well as reports necessary for support and analysis of results.
• Preparation of the analysis by volume produced and its impact on absorptions, derived from the mix of manufactured products.
• Ensure that financial information, operating results, and statistics are correctly presented on a monthly and annual basis.
• Analysis of manufacturing variances actuals against standards.
• Preparation of weekly financial reports, which allow measuring the progress and forecast of fixed and variable indirect expenses, as well as the cost of labor, against budget.
• Coordination and execution in the taking of physical inventories.
• Inspection and validation of cycle counting processes.
• Inspection and validation of fixed assets owned by the company.
• Ensure that the annual budget is prepared with correct and timely information by the different areas involved.
• Ensure that standard product costs have been calculated in accordance with corporate policies and procedures.
• Perform yearly cost roll-ups and coordination with the staff of the Corporate Costing area.
• Review and analysis of inventory adjustments.
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and any needed journal entries.
• Analysis of inventory obsolescence reserves.
• Coordination of plant and corporate communication meetings related to operating and financial results.
• Participation and validation of key performance indicators (KPIs) at the plant level.
• Participation and validation in cost saving and reduction projects proposed by the different areas of the company.
• Periodically review material structures (BOMs) for material usage and standard time of products (routings) with the highest demand.

THE CANDIDATE:

Candidate Experience & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in public accounting; Certified Public Accountant or related career like finance or industrial engineering and equivalent experience.
• Minimum experience of 5 years in a similar position as Cost Accountant in manufacturing companies.
• Experience with variance analysis, cost roll-ups, standard cost analysis, inventory control and cycle counting.
• Experience with monthly financial reporting.
• Knowledge of budgeting and forecasting.
• Proactive, self-directed person with a service attitude.
• Ideal candidate will be hands-on, detailed and precise with good influencing skills.
• Previous experience with “Lean Manufacturing” concepts.
• Able to make presentations to corporate in English.
• Intermediate-advanced Excel.
• English 85% Spoken & Written