Manufacturing Accountant Job at HumanEdge in Fair Lawn

Working with our Senior Cost Analyst and Accounting Manager, this person will assist with transactional and analytical tasks.

Food Manufacturer

• Maintain database of Bill of Materials (BOM) extracted from SAP into Excel pivot tables:
• Update and modify BOMs as required for new products, formulation changes, etc.
• Work with Production team to update and understand change recipes in SAP, material substitution, identification of versions used, simulate material replacements, etc
• Maintain BOM database per SKU and translate each material component to cost per pound
• Assist in reviewing and analyzing standard costs for Material cost
• Perform inventory reconciliation for month-end closing, COGS calculation & SLOB reserve.
• Assist in analyzing inventory variances, stock levels, obsolescence reserve calculation for raw materials.
• Assist Purchasing and warehouse manager in tracking current stock availability for all plants, stock consumption, transfers and movements in SAP, period-end adjustments, etc.
• Assist Senior Cost Analyst in variance analysis and stock movement for Raw Material, as well as for material costing by SKU, brand and customer
• Assist Senior Cost Analyst in Raw Material cost simulation to replace packing, labels and any other materials as requested by customers or for saving initiatives
• Maintain pivot tables for raw material cost, pricing, revenue by SKU and other weekly and monthly reports
• Work closely with several teams in addition to Finance - including Production, Purchasing, Quality, IT, etc.
• Assist Accounting Manager and Senior Cost Analyst at month-end in areas such as COGS calculation, inventory valuation, detailed expense analysis, & Ad-Hoc projects

BS in Accounting, Finance or relevant degree

• 3+years of experience in a local manufacturing company
• Local manufacturing industry experience “a must” -from companies with manufacturing locations in USA
• Knowledge of manufacturing process from accounting and costing perspective
• Understanding of Bill of Material (BOM) concepts, BOM database, material and pricing costing, inventory consumption, COGS, etc.
• Hands-on experience with ERPs - SAP-S/4Hana - strongly preferred
• Advance Excel user – heavy user of pivot tables, filters, sumifs, vlooks, subtotals, search, etc.
• Good knowledge of accounting rules and procedures regarding inventory, raw materials and COGS.
• Work experience as an Inventory Accountant, Cost Accountant or similar
• Strong attention to detail and good analytical skills
• Spanish speaking also a plus

Additional certification (CPA or CMA) not needed but a plus

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