Cost Accountant

Description

The Senior Cost Accountant / Financial Analyst is a key member of the Long Beach Finance team responsible for advanced cost accounting, financial analysis, forecasting, operational performance analysis and decision support across the business. The role combines strong manufacturing cost-accounting expertise with forward-looking financial analysis and business partnership. This position works closely with the Finance Director, Accounting Manager, General Manager and Operations leadership to translate financial and operational data into actionable business insights, strengthen financial controls and support profitable growth. The position requires an individual capable of independently analyzing complex financial and operational issues, identifying trends and risks, developing recommendations and communicating conclusions effectively to Finance and operational

Requirements

Responsibilities

Own and analyze manufacturing cost performance, including material, labor, overhead, inventory, scrap, productivity and manufacturing variances.

• Develop meaningful analysis of actual results versus budget, forecast and prior year, identifying the operational and financial drivers behind performance and recommending corrective actions where appropriate.

• Support monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting and budgeting activities, including development of financial models, assumptions, trend analysis and scenario planning.

• Perform working-capital and cash-flow analysis, including accounts receivable, inventory and accounts payable trends, and assist Finance leadership in identifying opportunities to improve cash conversion.

• Support month-end and quarter-end close activities, including journal entries, account analysis, balance-sheet reconciliations, inventory accounting and review of unusual or significant transactions.

• Partner with Operations to develop and analyze key performance indicators including productivity, throughput, scrap, labor efficiency, inventory performance and other operational metrics.

• Support standard costing, inventory valuation, physical inventory and cycle-count activities, including investigation and resolution of significant variances.

• Develop financial models, dashboards and automated analytical tools that improve the quality and efficiency of management reporting and reduce reliance on manual processes.

• Provide analytical support for customer, product, alloy and margin profitability, including price, volume, mix, material cost and operational performance analysis.

• Support preparation of monthly and quarterly management reporting and provide clear explanations of significant financial and operational variances.

• Support SOX/internal control activities and internal and external audits by maintaining appropriate financial documentation, performing assigned controls and providing requested analysis and supporting evidence.

• Identify opportunities to strengthen processes, financial controls, reporting and data integrity and work cross-functionally to implement sustainable improvements.

• Serve as a financial business partner to Operations, Purchasing, Sales and other functional leaders by providing timely financial analysis and constructively challenging assumptions when appropriate.

• Perform special projects, financial modeling and ad hoc analysis requested by the Finance Director, General Manager or Group Finance.

Qualifications - Required

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.

• Minimum 5-7 years of progressive accounting/finance experience, preferably within manufacturing.

• Strong manufacturing cost-accounting knowledge, including standard costing, inventory accounting and material/labor/overhead variance analysis.

• Advanced Excel and financial-modeling capabilities.

• Experience working with ERP systems and large financial/operational data sets.

Qualifications - Preferred

• MBA, Master's degree in Finance/Accounting, CPA or CMA.

• Aerospace, superalloy, metals or other complex manufacturing experience.

• Experience supporting a public-company, SOX or similarly controlled financial environment.

• Experience with Business Central, Optimat, Hyperion or comparable ERP/consolidation systems.

• Experience developing automated reporting, dashboards and advanced analytical models.

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