Cost Accounting Manager jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Direct Hire - Full Time position in Salt Lake City, UT
Position ID: 2571

An excellent position with an American medical device and technology company

* Plant Cost Accounting Manager *

Please apply ONLY if you have a Bachelor's in Accounting or equivalent

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position

We can ONLY consider your application if you have:

1: Bachelor's degree in Accounting (or equivalent).
2: 5 years of relevant professional Accounting and/or Finance experience; inclusive of product costing, manufacturing variances and inventory control experience.
3: Cost Accounting, General Accounting, and Finance knowledge
4: ERP experience is necessary ( SAP experience is preferred)
5: Advanced Excel Skills
6: Possess a track record demonstrating the management of increasing levels of responsibility, successful business partnering at a senior level, and leading cross-functional teams.
7: Demonstrated ability to improve controls and influence decisions through accounting knowledge and data driven financial analysis.

The Costing Manager provides Financial/Accounting support for a Medication Delivery Solutions business. This includes providing financial support and leadership to Finance and Operations leaders, playing a key role in establishing and achieving financial objectives and formulating and executing Operations strategies.
This role is responsible for maintaining accounting and reporting procedures resulting in accurate product costs and manufacturing performance reporting and ensures product inventories and manufacturing assets are adequately safeguarded and financial reporting is accurate.
Will occasionally interact with Global Marketing, Research and Development, and other General & Administrative functions. Drives change, as needed, to ensure compliance to GAAP/SOX, reviewing and delivering recommendations for continuous improvement, and clearly communicating relevant fiscal information to executive management.
The Costing Manager is responsible for supporting the Controller with all financial activities associated with the USA based MDS Sandy manufacturing plant. This position will report to the Sandy, UT Controller

DESIRED (not required) SKILLS:
:: A CPA, MBA, or CMA
:: Audit experience
:: SAP skills

Duties and Responsibilities

== Oversees all planning, reporting, and analysis of budget, forecast, and spending variances.
== Developing standard costs
== Assisting with development of quarterly forecast & annual budget packages
== Maintaining fixed assets and physical inventory
== Assist in preparation of capital expenditure authorizations and capital spending analysis
== Ensuring P&L and reserves are calculated appropriately.
== Ensuring manufacturing performance is accurately reported in all reporting
== Leader of all financially related reviews
== Partners with the Controller and Plant ESC to optimize finance related operational decisions, ensure appropriate financial/accounting rigor, introduce process discipline as needed, and safeguard company assets.
== Drives continuous financial improvement through Gross Profit analysis, Inventory analysis, New Product and Discontinuance Analysis, and Spending analysis.
== Ensures that financial reports and records are prepared in compliance with US GAAP and BD financial policies.
== Ensures that financial controls are maintained and that the requirements of the Sarbanes/Oxley Act are met.
== Assists both internal and external auditors with their periodic review of the BD MDS financial records. Is further responsible for the implementation of agreed upon recommendations, related to areas of responsibility, resulting from the audit findings.
== Performs other related duties and assignments as required

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