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Manufacturing Cost Accountant
Hartzell Engine TechManufacturing Cost Accountant ensuring accuracy of product costs and inventory valuation for Hartzell Engine Tech. Supporting operations and analyzing production performance for continuous improvements in aerospace manufacturing.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- 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
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; experience in aerospace, defense, automotive or other high-mix manufacturing
- 5-7 years of experience in cost accounting or manufacturing finance
- Solid knowledge of GAAP and inventory accounting
- Strong understanding of standard costing in a manufacturing ERP system
- Strong understanding of BOMS, routings, labor standards and work order flows
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
- Lean/Continuous improvement exposure (5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma)
- Proficient computer skills; (Microsoft Office, Outlook, Access, ERP); Excel skills should be advanced and include pivot tables and lookups. Preferred experience with Epicor Kinetic or SAP (S/4)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to explain financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
Benefits
Comp & perks- medical
- dental
- vision
- paid time off
- life insurance
- 401(K) plans with employer match
- company provided Growth Participation Units (GPU)
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Hard Skills & Tools
Cost AnalysisBOMsRoutingsLabor StandardsGAAPInventory AccountingAdvanced ExcelFinancial ModelingVariance AnalysisManufacturing Finance
Soft Skills
Analytical SkillsProblem-SolvingAttention to DetailCommunication Skills