Role SummarySupervise Regional Cost Accounting Team and provide cost accounting support and expertise to Finance Business Partners and leadership for multiple sites (locations) and Platforms (divisions), providing insight, consultation and governance over the cost accounting model.ResponsibilitiesSupervise Regional Cost Accounting Team, prioritizing and planning team activities, responsibilities and accountabilitiesFocus on Team-, Process- and Efficiency-improvement, identifying issues and bottle-necks and propose changes to improveSupport the Regional Accounting Manager and Finance Business Partners in the calculation of standards, rates and/or costing standards and analyze impacts in the product costInventory accounting (physical cycle counts audits and variances identifications and registration, ensure proper classification of inventory and material and purchasing rates verification and calculation)Research, troubleshoot, and answer complex questions and advise the Finance Business Partner organization on cost model issues (including In and Out margins analysis, participates and supports project reviews, support special costing projects for customer quotations, productivity, efficiency and utilization analysis,
etc.)Explore and analyze root causes of any cost model or business finance issues and propose policy or process changes to improve work moving forwardIdentify cost incurred and participate on Project Status Review in order to obtain information to be used on Revenue accounting records and calculations for both Percentage-of-Completion and Point-in-Time projectsReview Low Cost Margin on products and projects, review the Excess and Obsolete reserve, analyze and comply with Warranty and Capitalization of Manufacturing Variances policies, and their accruals are accounted properly and timelyProvide presente information to be used as a base on Costs and Margins for Percentage-of-Completion and Point-in-Time projects forecast.Other duties as assigned.RequirementsFive or more years relevant supervisory and cost accounting experience at industrial manufacturing companiesPercentage of Completion (POC) accounting experience preferredExperience in project based organizationAccounting DegreeKnowledge of USGAAP is a plus (specially ASC606 or IFRS15)Good research and issue resolution skills; Proactive attitudeAbility to assess and recommend solutions for assigned projectsAbility to prioritize, plan, perform and communicate team activities both in written and verbal formEnglish language skills in written and verbal formKnowledge of SAP, Oracle and/or BPC is a plusAbility to work remotely in a decentralized matrix organization#J-*****-Ljbffr