Cost Accountant

Company: Magna International Inc.
Location: Bowling Green
Posted on: September 20, 2022

Job Description:

To accurately maintain standard costs of inventory and support all departments to help minimize purchase price variances, scrap, and inefficiencies. Role Summary To accurately maintain standard costs of inventory and support all departments to help minimize purchase price variances, scrap, and inefficiencies. Key Responsibilities (This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed in this position. Team members will be required to follow any other job related instructions or to perform other job duties requested by their leader) Maintain the standard cost system to generate accurate product costs/inventory values and meaningful variance analysis. Understand the reason for the cost change, and obtain authorization for cost changes Identify, analyze and forecast material costs that are not included in the standard cost Maintain the material cost amounts in our customer quoted piece price vs actual material costs and accrue for customer exposure adjustments Assist in supporting and understanding material cycle counts and production physical inventory activities Track and explain all plant scrap costs including issuing monthly scrap share invoices to our vendors Make recommendations and be involved in an ongoing continuous improvement process, and assist others on improvement ideas as required Report monthly cost of poor quality Assist in the preparation of the annual business plan, quarterly forecasts and monthly forecasts Assist in the completion of the monthly balance sheet reconciliations and the year-end audit file Satisfy all Sarbanes-Oxley documented finance process requirements for the position Assist Finance Dept. when other finance team members are out of the office Perform other duties as required Additional Information Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Computer skills; proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel preferred Minimum of 4 year experience in a manufacturing environment preferred Operate standard office equipment preferred Experience with integrated financial/manufacturing software packages, SAP preferred. Ability to manage departmental projects/programs to meet BGM needs Excellent problem-solving skills Good communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills Good working knowledge of a standard cost system, preferably in the automotive industry Detail oriented and self-motivated Key Qualifications/Requirements Education and/or Experience: Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Associated and 4-6 equivalent experience in Accounting Minimum 4-6 years general accounting experience in a manufacturing environment preferred Awareness. Unity. Empowerment. At Magna, we believe that a diverse workforce is critical to our success. Thats why we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of, in particular, color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously. We discourage you from sending applications via email to comply with GDPR requirements and your local Data Privacy Law. by Jobble

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