What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Finance Analyst (Cost Accountant) position at Cepheid?
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We are looking for a Plant Finance Analyst to serve as the primary FP&A Resource to the Factory Finance team and will be accountable for the financial results of the manufacturing operations of this business. This role entails Financial reporting of costs, variance analysis, budgeting, Monthly forecasting and ensuring that all cross-functional are incorporated.
Role -
- Ensure Standard Cost is set up correctly and actively involved in the stand cost roll.
- Estimating the Standard cost for business cases
- Review of Open orders Analysis WIP closure.
- Perform Variance Analysis. Identifying and communicating actionable steps to address variance of PPV & MUV.
- Analysis of Over / under absorption indicating the root cause.
- Estimating the Labor Hour Rate and Overhead absorption rate based on Budget v / s Actual.
- Review of Scrap Process and ensure correct accounting of scrap monthly.
- Prepare and ensure the Budget is submitted in timely manner.
- Monthly review and management reporting.
- very good understanding and hands on SAP
- Inventory Analysis - FIFO Compliance, Expiry & obsolesce of Inventory.
- Fixed Assets & CIP Review
- Develop and provide ad-hoc reports as required by the management.
- Ensure compliance with policies and procedures of the Company.
- Improve processes and enhance controls.
- Ensuring month-end close as per timelines
- Cross functional co-ordination.
- Support during Audits Maintaining / Supporting US GAAP and IGAAP books of accounts.
Support in Statutory Audit
Independently handling Cost Audit
Filing of ASI returns with NSSO.
Qualifications :
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