Manager of Operational Finance, Costing & Analysis

Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.

Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The North America Manager of Costing & Operational Analytics is responsible for maintaining and improving upon the existing cost accounting functions in support of manufacturing operations and supply chain management for the North America manufacturing plants. S/he will also be responsible for procurement finance analytics, driving for purchasing productivity and general operations FP&A.

This is an opportunity for a motivated manufacturing financial professional seeking longer term growth within manufacturing operations finance.

Responsibilities:

* Establish policies and processes for standard cost activity in partnership with global corporate accounting.

* Educate business partners, including manufacturing and product line management leaders, on concepts of standard costing

* Maintain accurate costing methodology in the ERP system, partnering with operations and engineering experts to ensure proper BOM, Routings, etc. are maintained.

* Maintain standard cost system to ensure accuracy of inventory valuation and lead annual manufacturing cost standard roll and analyze variances to standards.

* Monitor inventory transactions and processes including scrap, inventory, and COGS to ensure accuracy and compliance with corporate policies.

* Support monthly manufacturing and overhead variance research, analysis, and reporting, including labor/overhead absorption by site and product line

* Develop and roll out standard reporting to easily report and improve site productivity, while informing and educating business leaders

* Partner with global procurement to ensure adherence to policies, improving purchasing productivity, and generate informative PPV analysis for direct and indirect spend

* Support weekly manufacturing performance review reporting and meetings.

* Assists senior management teams in understanding costs, variances, and other operating measures, including product/SKU level margins through key strategic reports.

* Responsible for providing and verifying product costs in support of all cost-based pricing contracts, intercompany transfer pricing.

* Identify potential issues and coordinate issue resolution/problem solving with other functional teams.

* Act as costing SME to find resolution to costing issues, accounting transactions, and inventory movement transactions as required

* Provide support to global pricing, FP&A, and commercial teams to analyze product level costing to ensure continued margin expansion.

* Participates in the annual budgeting process, including preparation of standard costs.

* Drive the development of procedures and controls that ensure meaningful and reliable product costs and accurate inventories.

* Prepare for and participate in internal and external reviews and audits as required.

* Support manufacturing footprint optimization projects as required.

Requirements and Preferred Skills

Qualifications:

* A bachelor's degree in finance or accounting, with a depth of skills in accounting (both financial and managerial), reporting, analysis, financial supply chain processes and procedures is necessary.

* Knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), especially as it relates to standard product costing is key to success in this role.

* Robust internal controls understanding and experience documenting processes and transactions.

* 5 plus years' cost accounting experience in a process manufacturing environment and a general understanding of industrial and/or automotive manufacturing.

* Oracle or a comparable ERP technology tool experience is necessary.

* Understanding ERP capabilities throughout the…