Cost Accountant Controller

[Independent Software]

Location: Berlin, NJ (on-site)

Duration: Direct Hire

Salary Range: $80,000-$110,000 

Contact: Karen Linfante: [e-mail]

The purpose of the Cost Accountant Controller will be to provide strong financial leadership to the operations function, which includes manufacturing, the sales inventory and operations planning process and the sourcing function. In addition, you will be responsible for providing global business support for forecasting, analysis and reporting and will be highly experienced in plant cost accounting and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial support to the Leaders of Operations
• Contribute financial analysis support to the demand planning, inventory and operating planning process
• Drive consistent reporting and tracking of productivity
• Provide financial support and analysis to key productivity initiatives projects
• Drive consistent financial processes across all plants including Financial Planning and Analysis, Performance Management Scorecard Reporting, cost allocations and inventory product costing
• Drive consistent financial models and decision support models across operations, including restructuring analysis, Capital Budgeting Financial Analysis, etc.
• Coordinate quarterly internal control assessment activities for the division
• May be required to perform other related duties as assigned

​Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting or equivalent experience background with a minimum of 7 years overall finance experience with 2 years of plant financial or operational experience and 1 year in a financial leadership position
• Solid knowledge of plant cost accounting and analysis
• Must have experience in a manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of SAP or ERP systems
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and financial modeling software
• Strong decision support and modeling skills
• Solid planning and analysis skills for Annual Operating Planning process, forecasts, analyses, etc.
• Ability to interface at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally
• Minimal travel required 0 – 10 days per year

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

• BA Degree
• Cost Accounting
• SAP/ERP experience