Cost Accounting Supervisor

Overview: 

We are seeking a highly experienced and skilled accounting professional with a strong understanding of GAAP, cost accounting principles, and ERP systems. The successful candidate will be a leader, capable of improving processes, mentoring staff, and ensuring accurate financial reporting.

Primary Responsibilities

• The overall integrity of the fabricating value of inventory.

• The integrity of the metal closing processes and results.

• Leading, executing, and driving unit cost reduction efforts.

• Providing an accurate decision support system to facilitate pertinent business decisions.

• Evaluate and implement continuous improvements to the financial systems and processes to ensure reliability and consistency with the company policies and procedures, and efficient and timely responses.

• Maintaining the financial records in accordance with GAAP and Alcoa accounting policy.

• Leading the closing process, including, but not limited to liaising with FSS, Reviewing and signing off on account reconciliations and Balance-sheet reviews.

• Leading the financial & business process audit, maintaining strong internal controls to ensure accuracy of financial statements

• Leading, supervising, and coaching the development and prioritization of activities of direct reports.

• Evaluating financial implications of long-term commercial contracts and recommend opportunities to improve and/or protect existing profit levels.

• Ensuring that all non-metal entries are prepared in accordance with GAAP and Alcoa accounting policy.

• The standard costing system and decision support tools. The incumbent will be an expert user of strategic margins, Oracle and Hyperion.

• Leading the Annual Burden budget process and periodic review of burden rates

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited institution

• Minimum 5 years experience in Accounting or Finance

• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. 
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with standard costing systems and budgets
• MBA/CPA/CMA
• Relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with Enterprise Business Systems such as Oracle or SAP
• Experience in database query tools such as Microsoft Access, Oracle
• Discoverer, Hyperion, Essbase, Smartview and related programs
• Experience with AS400

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with standard costing systems and budgets
• MBA/CPA/CMA
• Relevant experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with Enterprise Business Systems such as Oracle or SAP
• Experience in database query tools such as Microsoft Access, Oracle
• Discoverer, Hyperion, Essbase, Smartview and related programs
• Experience with AS400

Security Clearance Required: No
Visa Candidate Considered: No
Candidate Details
5+ to 7 years experience
Seniority Level - Associate
Management Experience Required - No
Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree
Willingness to Travel - Occasionally