About this opportunity
Daikin America, Inc lists this Cost Accountant opportunity in decatur, Alabama. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position has direct reports.
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Summary / Objective:
Performs as Plant Cost Accountant to design, implement, and maintain plant cost controls and reports. This includes reporting of monthly results, budget/forecast development and implementing and monitoring cost controls.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent education/work experience.
5 + years of work experience in a professional accounting position in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Must have working knowledge of general accounting functions, cost accounting, forecast creation, and experience working with a plant unit cost system.
Competencies :
Willingness to follow recommended procedures, honesty, patience, flexibility, ability to work within a team environment.
Physical Demands:
Demands associated with working in a fast paced, high stress environment.
Essential Functions:
Prompt, regular, and dependable attendance is an essential function of this job.
Drives optimal financial performance within manufacturing operations by identifying and implementing process improvements that enhance productivity, increase efficiency, reduce costs, capitalize on growth opportunities, and sustain best-in-class operational standards.
Designs, modifies, and maintains Plant Cost Accounting System.
Prepares the site annual operating budget, revised budget, and final forecast under the direction of the Plant Controller.
Analyze site performance versus plan and makes recommendations to Management for improvements.
Maintains site cost accounting procedures.
Provides other company units with related information required by them to fulfill their assigned responsibilities.
Advise on the proper coding of invoices as needed.
Keeps abreast of current trends and practices in field of expertise. Assumes other special activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
Works closely with other departments to accurately forecast monthly production costs.
Works closely with cost center managers to control spending within the approved budget. xavwley
Additional assignments as deemed necessary by management.
Worksite address
decatur, AL, 35609, US
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