Cost Accountant II

Overview

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Cost Accountant II? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world‑class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today!

Anh Martin

Join us at Panasonic Energy as we expand to De Soto, Kansas, where we’re building the world’s largest lithium‑ion battery factory. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while contributing to the future of electric vehicles. As part of our team, you’ll help push the limits of battery technology, enhancing performance and efficiency in sustainable transportation. Our state‑of‑the‑art facility, just outside the Kansas City Metro, will be a hub for innovation in green energy solutions.

If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to the electric vehicle revolution, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team. Join us and make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation.

The Cost Accountant II provides cost accounting, operational reporting, and business analysis support within a dynamic manufacturing environment. This role supports product costing, manufacturing cost analysis, fixed assets life cycle tracking, inventory reporting and controls, and financial accounting for production and related activities. The position plays a key role in financial closing processes, inventory control, and variance analysis, partnering closely with Operations and FP&A teams to provide insights that drive efficiency and cost improvements.

Functional Operations:

• Calculate, investigate, and follow up on production, operational, and purchasing variances (inventory, absorption, PPV, etc.), directing improvement opportunities to the business
• Perform raw material standard vs. actual variance analysis and support cost development reviews
• Maintain accurate product costing in SAP S/4
  
  HANA, verifying master data and calculation methods
• Prepare and record journal entries related to cost accounting and other topics in support of the overall financial close process
• Perform GL account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial postings
• Support fixed asset accounting, including acquisition, capitalization, and life‑cycle activities
• Assist in the preparation and analysis of manufacturing and supply chain reports
• Review vendor invoices for raw material purchases and follow up on discrepancies

Performance Optimization & Continuous Improvement:

• Identify and communicate cost improvement opportunities through variance analysis and operational review
• Contribute to process improvements within cost accounting and related supply chain workflows
• Support efforts to improve inventory accuracy and costing methodologies

Training & Team Support:

• Provide technical and practical support for cycle counts and inventory audits
• Provide administrative and analytical support as needed

Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Communication:

• Serve as a financial contact for Operations managers for production cost accounting and cost center expense analysis, in collaboration with the FP&A team
• Collaborate on multidisciplinary projects, driving solutions and process improvements
• Apply practical understanding of supply chain workflows, manufacturing processes, and maintenance order activities as they relate to the general ledger
• Assist with internal and external audit inquiries and sample requests

Quality, Safety, & Compliance:

• Support cost accounting efforts in maintaining JSOX internal controls
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of accounting policies and procedures
• Complete work efficiently and accurately, ensuring timeliness of deliverables

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

• To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

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