Cost Accounting Manager
GAF
- Savannah, GA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assess and implement key financial processes and procedures; establish and reinforce best practices across the site, focusing on automation and continuous improvement
- Work cross-functionally with site leadership to produce, interpret and present periodic forecast and annual budgets, aligning with Purchasing & Planning inputs, operations capabilities, site strategy and leverage targets
- Lead month end close activities; variance analysis, root cause & corrective actions, site reporting and reconciliations
- Publish estimated budgets to plant staff to assist in OH forecasting and spending control. Be engaged to actively assist in spending control. Oversee calculation and reporting on cost savings initiatives
- Ensure proper inventory controls; standard costing (production rates, BOMs, and overheads), transactional discipline, and reporting accuracy
- Partner with site leadership on site capex plans: forecast, approvals, payback and post-mortem reviews
- Support and/or develop critical recurring and ad-hoc reporting and analysis to drive the business
- Analyze manufacturing operations, equipment availability and utilization, analyzing changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods or services provided to determine effects on cost
- Drive and ensure site compliance to internal and external audits and policies
- Practices strong engagement with team members including accepting diversity of ideas and thoughts, sharing responsibility for success, demonstrating honesty and integrity, helping employees solve problems and showing respect
- Participate in safety and housekeeping programs as required.
- Participate in staff/production meetings with the Operations group as required.
- Lead and develop the Plant Accountant as required to ensure proper business support for operations and growth initiatives, including succession planning.
- In the absence of a Plant Accountant the Cost Accounting Manager will assume responsibility for those duties.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance;
- Minimum of 4 years of Cost/Manufacturing management experience with budgeting, forecasting and driving business results.
- Experience working with engineering and manufacturing personnel on development and analysis of cost standards.
- Designation of CPA, CMA or MBA preferred
- Ability to work collaboratively cross-functionally
- Solid verbal and written communication skills
- Time management skills
- Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to rely on experience and exercise professional judgment in decision making, planning and accomplishing goals
- Excellent leadership skills
- We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
- Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
- Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
- Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
- Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
- We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.