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Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and update standard costs (materials, labor, overhead, machine rates) based on budgets provided by plant controllers and procurement.
- Assist with new item creation and other SC finance master data.
- Oversee routing accuracy in ERP systems.
- Ensure accurate work-in-process (WIP) and finished goods valuation.
- Analyze and report on key manufacturing variances, including purchase price variance, production variance, and absorption/volume variance. Drive root cause analysis and corrective action where necessary.
- Translate financial data into operational insights for plant managers.
- Partner with production, engineering, and supply chain leaders to reduce scrap and waste, and optimize labor and machine efficiency.
- Provide cost support for lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Assist with cost roll-ups and estimates for new products.
- Assist with monthly close for manufacturing sites.
- Assist with monthly volume and cost forecasting.
- Assist with updates/upgrades of SAP ERP system.
- Support the implementation and optimization of planning/consolidation systems.
Controls & Compliance
- Ensure strong internal controls over inventory and manufacturing costs
- Maintain compliance with GAAP and company policies
- Support internal and external audits
- Improve accuracy and efficiency of ERP cost systems
Leadership & Process Improvement
- Ability to manage and mentor others
- Drive standardization of processes across plants
- Identify and implement automation/reporting improvements
- Champion a data-driven culture within operations