Cost Accountant - Automotive Parts Manufacture

A global automotive parts supplier near Commerce, GA is currently seeking a Cost Accountant to join their team.

• Assist in developing and implementing annual-, mid- and long-term strategic business plan.
• Support business planning process for the development of annual company goals and objectives.
• Conduct variance analysis against forecasted plan and implement countermeasures.
• Assist in developing and implementing department budget policies/procedures.
• Assist in developing and implementing continuous improvement activities to reduce cost and improve company efficiencies.
• Lead Kaizen rewards activities.
• Assist and calculate standard cost and maintenance.
• Generate cost analysis and other business management planning reports.
• Assist in developing corporate Cost Accounting methodology and policies/procedures.
• Support all duties, procedures, reports associated with physical inventory counts, final variance analysis, implementing countermeasures, maintenance and controls.
• Assist, prepare and input monthly closing reports and annual business planning forecast.
• Assist and perform cash management to avoid cash shortages and minimize financing costs.
• Assist in developing, implementing safeguard company assets by providing a full detailed accounting of all fixed assets that tract to physical property.
• Collaborate with the Production related departments to understand the full production process.
• Collaborate with Production Control department to understand the accurate bill of materials.
• Collaborate with HQ Accounting and Administration department to preform timely and accurate AR/AP duties.
• Analyze cost absorption and perform variance analysis monthly.
• Interest in numbers, inventory control, transaction analysis, and journal entry.
• Assist in developing and implementing purchasing systems and various instructions, policies/procedures.
• Establish relationships with suppliers/vendors to monitor and negotiate pricing for competitive goods and services, communicate product quality expectations and on-time delivery goals.
• Review, approve, and generate purchase orders for materials, services and supplies.
• Collaborate with Legal Department to review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Confirm delivery and acceptance of materials, services from domestic and international suppliers/vendors.
• Assist in developing mid and long-term purchasing strategies for supplies and materials based on forecasted production requirements.
• Assist in developing and generating reports requested for business planning analysis, cost analysis, and other monitoring analysis reports for management review.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 5 years’ experience in business planning, accounting or cost accounting in manufacturing business. Additional experience in purchasing is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or any related field.
• Must have the ability to analyze large data sets.
• Must have the ability to be multi-tasking.
• Must have a strong understanding of cost methods.
• Proficiency in MS Suites (Excel, Outlook, etc.) Especially, advanced proficiency in Excel to include formulas, formatting, cell linking, charts and graphs, and the ability to construct interactive financial models.
• Experience with an integrated ERP system (INFOR, Microsoft Dynamic, SAP).
• Experience in communication, reporting, financial transactions, approval procedure in a global enterprise strongly preferred.
• Experience with and ability to work with physical inventory in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to assimilate and analyze data to present to management in a complete framework for decision-making (Problem Solving Framework).
• Must be fluent in verbal and written communication in English.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, multi-cultural, team-oriented environment.
• This position is in a manufacturing work environment. While performing the duties of this job you may be required to intermittently sit, stand, walk, lift up to 10 pounds, lift in excess of 10 pounds with a lift assist, climb stairs, use hands to handle or feel parts/equipment, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend at the waist, talk and hear.
  
  You may also be required to use close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and peripheral vision.