Title:  Cost Accounting Senior Manager - Inventory Pegging and Distribution

Job Title: Cost Accounting Senior Manager – Inventory Pegging and Distribution

Job Code: 20750

Job Location: Onsite - Salt Lake City, UT

Work Schedule: 9x80

Essential Functions

• Establish and maintain standard reporting to improve transparency on working capital balances, costs, and profitability.
• Field costing related questions from the business and auditors (both internal and external) including the analysis of pegging and costs movements.
• Review journal entries, general ledger account analysis and reconciliations related to inventory.
• Improve upon inventory reporting, including cost analysis at the material part level, labor and recalculation of G&A and overhead.
• May lead and review accounting control functions and reporting requirements such as: inventory reconciliations, inventory reserve calculations, cycle count accuracy and completeness tracking, excess capacity analysis and other operational reporting needs.
• Consolidate, analyze, and report inventory balances by product line and perform detailed monthly variance analysis as well as Quarterly Balance Sheet classification (RM, WIP & FG)
• Calculate and record intercompany profit-in-inventory (PII) eliminations monthly to ensure compliance with US GAAP.
• Strong internal control focus, including updating control documentation, supporting internal and external audits.
• Actively seek opportunities to streamline assigned processes and cross-train with peers.
• Assist in project management activities and ad hoc analysis as required.
• Provide support and collaborate with Procurement and Operations as needed.

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

Preferred Qualifications 

• CPA 
• Internal control experience
• Relevant experience in cost accounting or operations/manufacturing environment
• Strong SAP expertise with an understanding of pegging and distribution in a complex manufacturing or logistics environment.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to communicate and work as a team player
• Ability to adapt to updated priorities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including a service-oriented mindset.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Experience in leading teams, guiding and directing resources, planning, forecasting, scheduling, and facilitation.