Sr. Cost Accountant

Reporting to the Director of Finance and Accounting, this Senior Cost Accountant position will be an instrumental member of the finance project team for the Oracle Fusion implementation. The responsibilities of this role will change over time, so we are looking for an experienced team member who is agile and open to adjust responsibilities through the different stages of the system implementation project.

Initially this role will support the ERP implementation by

• Calculating labor and overhead cost rates.
• Understanding processes in the new system
• Testing module configurations
• Supporting process documentation
• Collaborating cross functionally to understand impacts of process changes across the organization
• Developing Manufacturing Plant Reporting
• Being a change management champion
• Other Ad hoc responsibilities and reporting as assigned

At and after implementation, this role will be responsible for

• Being a Super User within Oracle Fusion
• Cost Accounting requirements, including calculating cost rates for Labor and Overhead
• Validating that costing processes are functioning as expected in the new system
• Generating plant financial reporting and provide variance analysis and KPI reporting, collaborating with cross functional manufacturing teams to understand and analyze results, and to identify and implement improvement opportunities
• Other Ad hoc responsibilities and reporting as assigned

• Undergraduate Accounting or related degree
• 5 years’ experience in progressive Cost Accounting responsibilities including Variance Analysis and KPI reporting
• Experience in Manufacturing environments
• Experience leading cross functional communication, including Senior Leadership

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• CMA or CPA Certification
• Master's Degree
• 8 years of experience
• Experience with ERP system implementations, experience with Oracle Fusion a plus

Rain Bird is an equal opportunity employer

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