Cost Accounting Analyst

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Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

Job Summary

Performs operational finance and control activities in accordance with principles and standards. Collects, interprets, and reports information on financial and control activities. Provides technical accounting advice and support to managers.

Essential Functions

• Capital Project Tracking – stay on top of supporting documentation for closing – goal is to close all projects within 30 days of last invoice, also need to develop understanding of how a CEP is put together for approval.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation – Inventory & PUR210 done during month end close, all other accounts reconciled as close to month end as possible.
• Month end close process – JE’s, Analysis, Report Outs.
• Monthly analysis of inbound freight and purchase price variances for identification of any standards that need to be adjusted. Raw board is mostly done via the auto upload process, but all other raw materials need to be monitored.
• Shop Order Analysis – review variance exceptions with production.
• Learn to do a standard cost roll and communicate/verify large changes w/ the appropriate team members.
• Gain a clear understanding of how the usage variances are calculated and what is driving them (i.e., Run time, setup time, lot size, scrap, timing of floor stock purchases).
• Accounts payable coding.
• Review and understand the monthly cost savings report produced by the CI Leader. Also, participate in new cost savings projects by rationalizing CI Leader’s calculation approach to make sure it is as financially accurate as possible.
• Learn how to develop BOM’s & routings within BPCS.
• Learn and assist in the cost estimating process.
• Cycle Count Process – understand the rationale behind the cycle count procedure at the facility and participate in both its execution and problem solving when recurring issues are encountered.
• Budgeting – be involved in the budget process from beginning to end. Capital, Cost Savings, Machine Std, Departmental Costs, Work Center Rate development etc.
• Manage Scrap billing to both other facilities and outside vendors.
• Assist in the management of consignment inventory to keep both inventory and payables accurate.
  
  

Required

Job Qualifications

• Bachelors in accounting or finance.
• Strong aptitude in analytics, problem solving, interpersonal skills, motivation to succeed.
• Competence with Microsoft Office Applications and quick-witted with data management software.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
  
  

Environment

Will work in a manufacturing environment and will use the following equipment: computer, printer, copier, fax, and telephone.

Pay

Annual salary of $65,000-$80,000 depending on experience.

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