Senior Cost Accountant

EHC is currently looking for a Senior Cost Accountant for a client in the NW Houston area.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, Flexible start between 7:30 am - 9:00 am but must work 8 hours.

Some hybrid schedule - 4 working days a month (Friday's) depending on business needs.

Team Size: 12

Experience & Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5 - 8 years of cost accounting experience in a product manufacturing or chemicals manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of accounting theory, cost accounting concepts, and applications of principles (GAAP).
• Experience with inventory and costing in JD Edwards ERP system.

ERP implementation or conversion experience a plus.

• Efficient with large data sets and analytical outputs.
• Advanced Excel and BI skills.

Financial modeling and dashboard creation with Power BI experience a plus.

Personal Characteristics:

• Desire to drive collaboration and partnership between multiple departments and sites to develop solutions and improvements.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Innovative and creative approach to problem solving. A “curious” mindset that thinks beyond the stated topic or task and uses analytical skills to develop a full view of all relevant factors. Brings clarity to business decisions.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to adapt quickly in an environment that is growing and changing frequently.
• Proactive and internally self-motivated. Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision. Willing and able to “get out of their office” to drive progress and communication.

Responsibilities Include:

Excellence in Financial Reporting

• Preparation and review of month-end journal entries.
• Review of inventory related reconciliations in Blackline.
• Periodic inventory variance analysis with high level of knowledge of inputs and drivers.
• Ensure completion of all inventory and manufacturing controls.
• Lead in timely submission of audit requests for inventory testing.

Product Cost Accuracy

• Own and coordinate execution of cost rolls with clear communications to the business.
• Detailed cost analysis and develop standard operating review process.
• Evaluate labor and overhead rates for multiple manufacturing/DC sites as set in the ERP system; propose adjustments as needed to reflect “true” product cost/profitability.
• Review Bill of Materials, Routers, Overhead Rates, throughput rates, and purchased raw material prices.
• Prepare product costing and profitability analysis.

Inventory

• Use data, analytics, and business knowledge to help support what a “healthy” inventory level is for the business.
• Analyze inventory turns by product and find opportunities to improve within the unique supply chain context of that product.
• Lead physical inventory counts, review, and analysis.

Reporting & Analytics

• Understand and explain manufacturing variances in the monthly P&L. Provide guidance for any operational changes needed to rectify variances.
• Develop and standardize automated labor utilization/efficiency/productivity metrics and collaborate with sites to drive targeted outcomes.
• Monitor variable costs do not exceed volume trends.
• Ad-hoc financial reporting and analysis as needed by management.

Finance Support

• Develop KPIs and dashboard to help the manufacturing function and non-financial business leaders understand important cost trends.
• Partner with supply chain to manage commodity cost tracking and monitor financial impacts.
• Support inbound and outbound freight analysis and forecast model.
• Enhance and maintain internal capex tracking and forecast.

Organization:

• Reports to the Director of Finance and Analysis for the Contractor Solutions segment.