Plant Cost Accounting Manager

• 5+ to 7 years experience
• Minimum Education - Bachelor's Degree

• This includes providing financial support and leadership to Finance and Operations leaders, playing a key role in establishing and achieving financial objectives, and formulating and executing Operations strategies.
• This role is responsible for maintaining accounting and reporting procedures resulting in accurate product costs and manufacturing performance reporting and ensuring product inventories and manufacturing assets are adequately safeguarded and financial reporting is accurate.
• Will occasionally interact with Global Marketing, Research and Development, and other General & Administrative functions.
• Drives change, as needed, to ensure compliance with GAAP/SOX, reviewing and delivering recommendations for continuous improvement, and communicating relevant fiscal information to executive management.
• The Costing Manager is responsible for supporting the Controller with all financial activities associated with the USA-based MDS Sandy manufacturing plant. This position will report to the Sandy, UT Controller.

• Oversees all planning, reporting, and analysis of budget, forecast, and spending variances.
• Developing standard costs.
• Assisting with the development of quarterly forecast & annual budget packages.
• Maintaining fixed assets and physical inventory.
• Assist in the preparation of capital expenditure authorizations and capital spending analysis.
• Ensuring P&L and reserves are calculated appropriately.
• Ensuring manufacturing performance is accurately reported in all reporting.
• Leader of all financially related reviews.
• Partners with the Controller and Plant ESC to optimize finance-related operational decisions, ensure appropriate financial/accounting rigor, introduce process discipline as needed, and safeguard company assets.
• Drives continuous financial improvement through Gross Profit analysis, Inventory analysis, New Product and Discontinuance Analysis, and Spending analysis.
• Ensures that financial reports and records are prepared in compliance with US GAAP and BD financial policies.
• Ensures that financial controls are maintained and that the requirements of the Sarbanes/Oxley Act are met.
• Assists both internal and external auditors with their periodic review of the BD MDS financial records. Is further responsible for the implementation of agreed-upon recommendations, related to areas of responsibility, resulting from the audit findings.
• Performs other related duties and assignments as required.

• Self-driven, proactive, and seeks continuous improvement.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, matrixed, challenging environment with strong attention to detail.
• Should be well organized and possess good analytical and interpersonal skills
• Possess a track record demonstrating the management of increasing levels of responsibility, successful business partnering at a senior level, and leading cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to improve controls and influence decisions through accounting knowledge and data-driven financial analysis.
• Cost Accounting, General Accounting, and Finance knowledge are all required.
• Advanced Excel skills are necessary.
• ERP experience is necessary; specifically, SAP experience is preferred.
• Audit experience is preferred.

• Prefer at least 5+ years of relevant professional Accounting and/or Finance experience; inclusive of product costing, manufacturing variances, and inventory control experience.
• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or equivalent). A CPA, MBA, or CMA is preferred.

• CPA, MBA, or CMA is preferred.
• Cost Accounting, General Accounting, and Finance knowledge
• ERP experience is necessary; specifically, SAP experience is preferred.
• Advanced Excel Skills

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