Cost Accountant Supervisor

Job Details
Level
Experienced
Job Location
BLU National Offices - Coppell, TX
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Bachelors Degree
Travel Percentage
None
Job Category
Accounting
Description
Essential Functions
-Perform month end close activities related to Cost Accounting- Journal entries, variance analysis, reconciliations, calculating metrics, and ad hoc reporting.
-Support of cost accounting activities include managing inventory across multiple warehouses, managing standard costing and the PPV/Revaluation processes including development and recommendation of process changes to support a scaling/standardized organization.
-Analyze costs of raw materials and other supplies and create cost-benefit analyses for changing vendors.
-Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs.
-Analyze actual production costs and prepares periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
-Reconcile perpetual inventory to GL
- Ensure that inventory counts are taking place and are accurate; investigate in conjunction with Operation's group any variances that appear.
-Conduct inventory reserve analysis on a monthly basis and generate reports for the supply chain team. Maintain E&O and aging reports and assist in developing inventory management process recommendations.
-Establish standard costs and update them as appropriate- Set up new raw material, packaging, WIP, and FG items; create and maintain production BOMs; labor models; maintain periodic cost rolls/updates.
-Maintain and improve processes and controls associated with manufacturing costs and inventory valuation.
-Ensure validity and accuracy of MRP through analysis and coordination with inventory control, production and job order processing.
-Represent Finance/Accounting on teams designed to improve operations, reduce costs, etc.
-Demonstrated financial acumen and/or analytical experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results.
-Ad hoc analyses and projects, as needed.
-Proactively monitor critical trend reports and manage Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) On-time In Full delivery, manufacturing variances, continuous improvement initiatives and purchase price variances. Perform root cause analysis utilizing existing data, formalizing continuous improvement through creation and rollout of SOPs.
-Provide reporting such as product costing for new programs impact analysis, root cause analysis, and performance reporting to support recommendations.
- Practice and abide by all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Organizational Culture
Barcel USA, well known for the Takis brand. We are part of Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest baking company with operations in over 33 countries. Barcel USA employs +450 associates across the U.S. in one corporate office, two plants and a sales associate to ensure our consumers fresh products. We offer our associates the opportunity to feed their own lives through exciting work and make a real difference in their professional and personal lives. Our goal is to build delicious snacks that bring a pop of joy to every household. We strive to reach this goal in everything we do. We contribute to shared experiences that spread joy in the lives of our associates, consumers, vendors, and partners. We accomplished this by assembling a team that works well together, appreciates one another, and collaborates with propelling the company forward.
Qualifications
Education/Experience/Knowledge
-Bachelor's Degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics.
-Advanced Degree or accounting, finance or supply chain certification a plus
-Heavy experience of cost accounting within manufacturing environment, preferably food production industry
-Advanced level of excel
-ERP experience (Oracle) preferred but not required
Intellectual
-Analytical
-Detail-oriented
-Problem Solver
Interpersonal
- Adaptable
-Collaborative
-Inspiring
Motivation
-Ambitious
-Self-motivated
-Committed