Multiple Senior Analyst Cost Accounting

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Nestlé USA, Inc. seeks multiple Senior Analyst Cost Accounting in Solon, OH

Duties: Responsible for costing standard activities within the market including timely, accurate, and relevant standardized management reporting and analysis as well as the monthly close activities in compliance with the Period End Close (“PEC”) process. Perform PEC activities across businesses and ensure alignment of all controlling teams on management accounting procedures and timelines. Prepare preliminary PEC model. Execute allocation models including error resolution, and productions of posting, and reporting files. Generate standardized reporting of PEC actual results. Advise the manufacturing costing team through key initiatives with stakeholder management. Collaborate on annual cost estimate process with decision support and factory finance teams. Perform quarterly transfer pricing cost estimates for exported materials. Provide costing expertise and analysis of costing standards to support the factory finance team. Maintain and update all master data costing tables including standard price updates required during the Material Life Cycle (“MLC”) process for all new finished goods. Assist in the quarterly dynamic forecasting (“DF”) process for the cost of goods sold (“COGS”) DF calculation. Assist in the completion of material standard costs for the annual operating plan (“OP”). Develop tools to analyze year-over-year variances that will assist in the accuracy of the data and the OP P&L. Coach and develop internal costing analysts. Telework is acceptable up to 2 days per week.

Requirements:

Job requires Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field plus 4 years of experience in the job offered or in a Costing or closely related role. Required experience must include 4 years of experience in all of the following:

• Experience in operations finance in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry;
• Working with financial data for manufacturing and factories;
• Experience in developing and innovating on financial forecast models for raw materials costing and manufacturing costs to ensure accurate projections of COGS;
• Experience in SAP or Power BI focusing on reporting;
• Experience in SAP and reporting capabilities;
• Experience in Microsoft Excel for data analysis and reconciliation of large financial data sets;
• Experience with adhering to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) specifically regarding Accounting Standards and Costing Standards related to CPG manufacturing; and
• Experience in development and execution of business planning for budget management to deliver business objectives such as cash savings or capital investments in manufacturing and factory setting.

Work Location: 30500 Bainbridge Rd Solon, OH 44139. Telework is acceptable up to 2 days per week.

To Apply: Please email resume to: [email protected]. Please reference Job Code 0741. No calls.

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