Senior Cost Accountant

The responsibility of the Senior Plant Cost Accountant will be to provide support to Operations, from an operational and financial perspective compatible with Hollister’s Mission and Vision. This includes monthly closings, variance analysis, annual planning, and other ad hoc analysis. This position will act as a trusted business partner with leadership and all functions in the Stuarts Draft facility.  This is a visible and important position within the plant and with company leadership outside of the plant.

Responsibilities:

Serve as a trusted business partner to the Stuarts Draft Plant and Leadership. Provide data driven insights that help the team drive performance and enable achievement of company strategic objectives

• Track and report actual performance to plans, forecasts and standards.
• Track and analyze spending trends and headcount and drive corrective actions.
• Prepare monthly closing entries.
• Prepare monthly financial statements and analytics.
• Support the preparation of the annual plan and interim projections—ensure the plant published estimates are credible and drive predictability.
• Responsible for accurate reflection of standard costs in SAP.
• Drive process improvements in the area of financial analysis.
• Manage expense vs. Capital decisions to GAAP and corporate guidelines.
• Participate as financial advisor and validation on Plant Cost Savings initiatives and Should Cost process.
• Support Hollister Production System (HPS) and Fit for Growth initiatives (FFG) in the plant.
• Validate and approve Engineering Change Notice impacts to standard costs.
• Maintain conformance to ongoing audit and maintenance of internal controls and oversight of proper segregation of duties.
• Ensure inventories are recorded in accordance with GAAP and adequate obsolescence reserves are maintained.
• Responsible for achieving competency in all identified skill requirements outlined in associated training profile for position.
• Represent the Finance Team in plant meetings.
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Essential Functions of the Role**:

• Prolonged periods of sitting
• Ability to interface with a computer for long periods of time
• Frequent movement over large manufacturing floor area
• Public speaking requirements
• Constant utilization of listening skills

Work Experience Requirements

• Number of Overall Years Necessary: 5-8

• Manufacturing Cost Accounting environment

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Finance, and/or CPA certification is preferred

Specialized Skills/Technical Knowledge:

• Standard cost valuation
• MS Office (proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Cost accounting in an ERP systems environment, SAP Preferred
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills