Description

• Support Management Team through monthly expense reporting and reviews for the Management Team.
• Work with Industrial Engineering to maintain accurate bills of materials, routings and standards.
• Ongoing evaluation of profitability on a part level basis.
• Analyze and identify scrap trends and work with Manufacturing Management on corrective actions.
• Spend time on the manufacturing floor to understand processes, identify opportunities and address issues as they arise.
• Working on a day-to-day basis with Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Production Control, Pattern Shop and other departments.
• Oversees and maintains the costing module of the ERP system and the setting of standard costs.
• Monitors and analyzes inventory levels.
• Tracks and monitors capital spending versus plan.
• Lead person for the annual budget process.
• Participates on project teams; occasionally leads project teams.
• And, any additional duties that may be assigned by Management.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal; including effectively communicating findings (written and verbal) to various functional managers.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite as well as inventory software.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of industry standards and best practices.
• Ability to analyze critical problems. 
• Ability to model and analyze using databases, ERP and Excel.
• Ability to prepare executive quality presentations in PowerPoint.
• Ability to proactively investigate opportunities and report to the Management Team.
• Ability to provide leadership in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• BS or BA Degree in Accounting or Finance. 
• At least 5 years progressive experience Cost Accounting in a manufacturing environment.
• At least 5 years of extensive experience using ERP standard costing systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficiency in ERP/MRP systems in a manufacturing environment.