Senior Cost Accountant

We are a global producer, marketer and provider of technology-driven natural ingredients, ingredient systems and integrated solutions for the global food, beverage and life science & nutrition industry. We are all about mastering sensory experience and nutritional performance.

We offer exceptional opportunities for passionate people who want to shape the future of nutrition in an entrepreneurial and impact-driven environment. Here, you have the freedom to take ownership and to thrive both professionally and personally. Be part of a highly committed team with a clear purpose: at Döhler, smart ideas have a way of becoming great products.

Together, we bring ideas to life.

The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for directing activities of product costing, product manufacturing analysis, cost center spend analysis and Contribution Margin analysis. The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for providing recommendations to senior management in support of the achievement of Company goals.

Your Responsibilities

• Is the lead person overseeing plant Yield results out of Doehler Analytics Hub (DAH) and directing activities to improve our Yield results by production line and/or by product type through the month.
• Perform month-end close activities related to Product Costing.
• Prepares estimates of new and proposes product or services costs.
• Develop and maintain standard costs of finished goods and production components in a worldwide SAP system. Responsible for Tariff calculations, rates, and annual rolling of cost standards. Maintain periodic cost rolls/updates in addition to preparing cost estimates for new products/services.
• Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs; analyze actual production costs and prepare periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Recommends cost efficiencies in new product layouts.
• Analyzing available control KPIs (recognizing trends, deviations between target/actual etc.), proposing additional control KPIs, deriving possible optimization measures and managing their success. These KPI's are within DAH and includes but or not exclusive to Yields, OEE%, and production volumes and accuracies.
• Provide management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
• Develop and maintain standard costs of finished goods and production components in a worldwide SAP system.
• Maintain and improve process and controls associated with manufacturing cost and inventory valuation.
• Ensure validity and accuracy of SAP through analysis, internal audit, and coordination with inventory control, production, and work order processing
• Assist in developing and documenting policies and procedures, including system requirements and internal controls.
• Prepare various financial analysis related to manufacturing costs, material re-valuations, and expense information as needed for decision making support.
• Represents Finance/Accounting on teams designed to improve operations, reduce costs, etc.
• Assists in the Annual Audit relating to areas of responsibility.

Your Profile:

• 5+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated on-the-job experience related to computing and maintain product costing and product margin
• Motivation and initiative to take ownership, set aggressive business goals and drive results.
• A sense of urgency in all business matters.
• Able to effectively multi-task and handle multiple projects.
• Strong Attention to Detail skills.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills with a strong customer focus
• Self-starter who can work independently and interface with all relevant…