Location: Sullivan,MO, USA
KDC is a network of best-in-class custom formulators and manufacturers of color cosmetics, skincare, haircare, bath & body, fragrance, deodorant, home, health, industrial, and auto care products. KDC delivers high-touch innovation, operational excellence, and speed to market to well-known and emerging beauty, personal, and specialty companies from coast to coast. KDC has its head office in Longueuil, Qubec. In addition, KDC has 10 operating facilities located throughout North America. Altogether, the company employs nearly 4,800 talented and dedicated employees in North America.
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Costing Analyst with a production and SAP background to join our finance team.
This role is essential for the company's successful transition to SAP (planned for Q1 2025). By joining during the implementation phase, you will collaborate closely with departments such as production, supply chain and purchasing to ensure that processes are clearly defined and well understood across teams.
After go-live, you will establish the routines necessary to maintain strong governance over production costing:
* Guidance and coordination with the Specs team for the creation of accurate BOM and routings ,
* Liaison with the production and supply chain teams to ensure timely and precise postings of consumptions and outputs
* Secure the effective closure of work orders with comprehensive variance analysis.
* Follow procurement activity with PPV review.
The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of cost accounting principles including standard costing, SAP work orders, variance analysis, inventory accounting, and Bill of Materials (BOM) and routings. They will have the experience and adequate soft skills to foster collaboration and problem-resolution across departments.
Key Responsibilities:
* Cost Accounting & Analysis:
* Ensure system data can support product pricing and margin analysis.
* Conduct variance analysis, identifying root causes and recommend corrective actions.
* SAP Costing & Work Orders:
* Oversee SAP work order costing, with appropriate setup and master data governance.
* Collaborate with operations teams to ensure accurate order creation and closure in SAP.
* Guide Specs team to maintain Bill of Materials (BOM) and routings within SAP.
* Conduct BOM audits, resolving discrepancies to reflect current manufacturing practices.
* Lead annual standard cost update project, including labor rates.
* Inventory Accounting:
* Oversee inventory valuation and reconciliation, ensuring accurate financial reporting.
* Monitor and manage month-end and year-end inventory accounting procedures, including physical counts and adjustments.
Qualifications:
* Minimum of 5 years of experience in cost accounting, specifically within the manufacturing industry.
* Strong working knowledge of SAP, with hands-on experience in work orders and inventory.
* Proficiency in variance analysis, inventory accounting, and understanding of GAAP principles.
* Advanced data analysis skills (Excel / BI).
* Team communicator, motivator, able to drive actions across departments.
* Adept at identifying core issues and capable of developing effective procedures to address them.
Work arrangements :
As the position will need to build strong day-to-day collaboration with operations (shopfloor, warehouse, order mgmt. team), on-site presence (Sullivan, MO) will be required at minimum 4 days per week.
KDC-ONE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. I understand that employment with KDC-ONE Company is at-will, meaning that I or KDC-ONE Company may terminate my employment at any time, or for any reason consistent with applicable state or federal law. I understand that KDC-One requires the successful completion of a drug and/or alcohol test as a condition of employment.
Other details
* Job Family Finance
* Pay Type Salary
* Employment Indicator SG&A
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