Hartzell Engine Tech

Accountant

• leading the cost team in ensuring the accuracy of product costs, inventory valuation and manufacturing variances
• providing reliable cost data, analyzing production performance and driving continuous improvements in standard costing, BOM/routing accuracy and manufacturing financial controls
• Maintain and update standard costs for materials, labor and overhead in the ERP system (SAP, Epicor or similar)
• Review and validate BOMs and routings in partnership with Operations and Manufacturing Engineering
• Support annual cost roll including overhead calculation, rate-setting and validation of cost assumptions
• Analyze financial impact of make-buy decision and production process changes
• Reporting and analysis of material usage variance, purchase price variance (PPV), labor efficiency and rate variances, overhead absorption variances, scrap and rework costs and work order closure variances
• Investigate root causes with operations, supply chain and engineering
• Provide reporting and actionable insights to HET management
• Ensure accurate accounting of WIP, raw materials and finished goods
• Perform monthly inventory reconciliations/cycle count analysis
• Review and close manufacturing work orders for accuracy
• Support Physical Inventory counts and year end audits
• Partner with Operations to drive cost improvements and throughput
• Provide costing support for new products
• Assist Supply Chain with supplier cost analysis/PPV root cause reviews
• Prepare cost related journal entries
• Support month-end close to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting
• Maintain and document costing policies and procedures
• Work with Controller and VP Group Finance to support budgeting, forecasting and cost driver modeling
• Develop junior cost analyst

Manufacturing Cost Accountant