An industry leader in the manufacture of construction and industrial goods has an immediate opening for a Lead Cost Accountant / Analyst.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Full financial support for plant management
• Detailed project capital and expense tracking (for remainder of plant build project)
• Position will evolve to multi-plant responsibility
• Review, analyze, and approve all project and facility maintenance spend
• Preparation of monthly forecasting (remainder of year forecast) and annual operating plan
• Month-end and Year-end close activities
• Assist in development of plant BOMs, routings, and standards
• Drive development of plant financial operating plan
• Preparation and analysis of month-end reports and project update (for remainder of plant build project)
• Works closely with the BPS/IT team to help resolve system issues and assist with integrated plant set-up in SAP
• Reconciliation of related general ledger accounts
• Actively create and improve financial processes and procedures for the project and ultimately for plant operations
• Ability to perform financial and strategic analysis to enable accurate business

decisions and/or investments

• Help to identify and drive cost reduction and working capital opportunities
• Involvement in plant/project procurement
• Additional assignments as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting and a minimum of 5 years Finance/Accounting experience with 2 years of Cost Accounting and/or accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated leadership capability
• Demonstrated analytical ability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Process focused
• Computer proficiency
• Experience with SAP or ERP systems a plus
• Experience with budgeting and forecasting
• Experience with Month-end and year-end close activities
• Moderate travel required (0 – 10) days per year
• Work environment is typical of an office setting