Company Overview:  Subsidiary of a Billion Dollar corporation that manufactures mechanical equipment and prides itself on quality, innovation, performance and reliability.  Location:  West Suburbs - Bartlett area.

Position Overview:  Providing leadership and full technical support for all cost-related activities including cost analysis and management, inventory analysis and reporting, and by providing assistance and support in the development of lean manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities:

• Develop standard product costs.
• Maintain cost database that includes performing monthly cost updates and reviewing bills of material.
• Cost all machine shipments and forecasted cost of goods sold (COGS) to be used for monthly forecasts.
• Collaborate with Operations to evaluate, develop, and implement an Activities Based Costing system to be used by management for product line analysis.
• Inventory analysis and reporting including:  coordinating the yearly physical inventory and analyze any book to physical differences; compare the monthly book inventory to the perpetual records and explain any differences; review obsolescence accrual; develop year-end LIFO information; assist in the monthly closing/forecasting activities and in the development of the Annual Operating Plan.
• Provide appropriate supervision for Accounting team members in order for the functions to perform efficiently and effectively.
• Provide support and assistance in the development of lean manufacturing processes.
• Provide support and assistance on special cost projects and teams.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting; MBA or CMA or CPA a plus
• 5 – 7 years of accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
• Ability to prioritize, plan and multi-task
• Ability to effectively collaborate with employees in all levels across the organization