What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Cost Accounting position at Panasonic Automotive North America?
Overview
Assistant to Accounting and Finance Lead for all aspects of the requirements to design and implement a Financial & Cost Accounting system within SAP for a sales/engineering/manufacturing company.
Responsibilities
A DAY IN THE LIFE:
At Panasonic, our technology and engineering expertise delivers innovation across diverse industries. It's all about the consumer experience and making sure that we find ways to enhance that experience, either through audio enhancements or through safety enhancements inside the vehicle.
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (PASA) is an industry-leading global supplier to Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) for infotainment systems and advanced connected car solutions. Our clients include Ford, GM, Chrysler, Daimler, Fiat, Tesla, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and many others. In serving our customers, we don't just strive to put tomorrow's technology on the road - we pride ourselves on recruiting the brightest and best to do it.
We Take Opportunity Seriously
Panasonic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Automotive Systems of America.
REQ-151010
Assistant to Accounting and Finance Lead for all aspects of the requirements to design and implement a Financial & Cost Accounting system within SAP for a sales/engineering/manufacturing company.
Responsibilities
A DAY IN THE LIFE:
- Establishes and/or assists in the establishment of goals and objectives for department or area of responsibility.
- Plans and coordinates organizational activities, establishing priorities and sequences to meet the designate goals and objectives.
- Evaluates routings & Bill of Materials (BOMs) to develop & establish standard costs & standard rates
- Interprets and enforces Company policies, procedures, and regulations. Participates in the development of company policy, mainly for the issues related to inventory, trade payable, and model cost management. Administers approved accounting procedures throughout the company
- Assists in the development of a forecast and budgeting process within SAP
- Responsible for conducting periodical self-audits of internal systems and procedures and cooperating with internal auditors to improve systems soundness and efficiency.
- Assists in the accuracy of inventory control through overseeing the maintenance of inventory ledgers and physical inventory procedures.
- Develops reports within SAP to provide management with periodic analysis of profit/marginal profit by model, costs and the aging and turnover of product inventory.
- Establishes and maintains timelines to measure and track progression for accounting led projects.
- Conducts special accounting studies, analysis, and reports for top management. Providing explanations of cost by model, P/L by customer and by product category, and inventory.
- Assists senior management in making day-to-day operating decisions and offers advice on various aspects of Company management.
- BS/BA Degree in a related field.
- Five (5) years related Cost Accounting experience required.
- Three (3) of the required years must be using an ERP system (SAP) and have experience with Bill of
- Material (BOM) and Routings.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment required.
- Some demonstrated leadership ability required.
- Previous project leadership experience preferred.
- Proficiency with PowerPoint or other presenting tool to make presentations to management.
- Great Medical / Dental Benefits
- Company-Matched 401K Retirement Savings
- Annual Bonus Program
- Educational Assistance &Reimbursement Program
- Relaxed Dress Code
- Onsite Recreation Center & Café
- PASATalksSpeaker Summits
- Leadership & Mentorship Programs
- High5 Reward Recognition Program
- Onsite Happy Hours!
- And many more benefits & perks found within the ‘Our Culture’ section…
At Panasonic, our technology and engineering expertise delivers innovation across diverse industries. It's all about the consumer experience and making sure that we find ways to enhance that experience, either through audio enhancements or through safety enhancements inside the vehicle.
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (PASA) is an industry-leading global supplier to Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) for infotainment systems and advanced connected car solutions. Our clients include Ford, GM, Chrysler, Daimler, Fiat, Tesla, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and many others. In serving our customers, we don't just strive to put tomorrow's technology on the road - we pride ourselves on recruiting the brightest and best to do it.
We Take Opportunity Seriously
Panasonic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Automotive Systems of America.
REQ-151010
