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Overview

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Cost Accountant III? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today!

Responsibilities

**Meet the Recruiter: (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anhmartin/)** Anh Martin

Summary:

Join us at Panasonic Energy as we expand to De Soto, Kansas, where we’re building the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while contributing to the future of electric vehicles. As part of our team, you’ll help push the limits of battery technology, enhancing performance and efficiency in sustainable transportation.

Our state-of-the-art facility, just outside the Kansas City Metro, will be a hub for innovation in green energy solutions. If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to the electric vehicle revolution, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team. Join us and make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation.

Job Summary:

The Cost Accountant III provides advanced cost accounting, operational reporting, and business analysis support within a dynamic manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for product costing, manufacturing cost analysis, and ensuring accurate financial postings for production and related activities. The position plays a key role in financial close processes, inventory control, and variance analysis, partnering closely with Operations and FP&A teams to provide insights that drive efficiency and cost improvements. By leveraging expertise in SAP and cost accounting principles, the Cost Accountant III supports compliance, internal controls, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

Essential Duties:

Cost Accounting & Analysis

+ Serve as the primary contact for Operations managers on production cost accounting and cost center expense analysis, in collaboration with the FP&A team

+ Establish and maintain accurate product costing in SAP S4/Hana, verifying master data and calculation methods

+ Calculate, investigate, and follow up on production, operational, and purchasing variances (Inventory, Absorption, PPV, etc.), directing improvement opportunities to the business

+ Perform raw material standard vs. actual variance analysis and cost development reviews

+ Demonstrate knowledge of fixed asset acquisition, capitalization, and life cycle activities

Financial Close & Reporting

+ Provide technical and practical support for monthly financial close, production-related settlements, cycle counts, and inventory audits

+ Perform GL account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial postings

+ Assist in the preparation and analysis of manufacturing and supply chain reports

+ Review vendor invoices for raw material purchases and follow up on discrepancies

Compliance & Internal Controls

+ Support cost accounting efforts for maintaining JSOX internal controls

+ Assist with internal and external audit inquiries and samples

+ Contribute to the development and maintenance of accounting policies and procedures

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

+ Collaborate on multidisciplinary projects, driving solutions and process improvements

+ Apply advanced understanding of supply chain workflows, manufacturing processes, and maintenance order activities as they relate to the general ledger

+ Complete work efficiently and accurately, ensuring timeliness of deliverables

+ Provide various administrative and practical support as needed

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

+ To ensure health and safety in the workplace and for employee protection, wearing PPE is a possibility and includes equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator. A respirator fit test will be required based on functional area.

_The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job._

Qualifications

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education

+ **Required:** Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline

Essential Qualifications

+ 4-6 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment

+ Strong knowledge of accounting principles and procedures (GAAP, IFRS)

+ Proficiency in SAP cost accounting

+ Advanced Microsoft Office skills, especially Excel and database functions

+ Ability to work effectively in both office and manufacturing environments

+ Effective communication and teamwork skills

+ Ability to handle confidential information responsibly

+ Resilient, self-motivated, and able to perform under pressure

+ Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision

+ Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English

+ Alignment to Panasonic’s seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)

Preferred Qualifications

+ Experience with SAP S4/Hana

+ Background in multi-application IT environments, including electronic interfaces

+ Experience with warehouse, stock management, and manufacturing operations

+ Experience working with domestic and international teams

Preferred Certification(s)

+ CMA: Certified Management Accountant

+ CPA: Certified Public Accountant

+ MBA: Master of Business Administration

Physical Demands:

Physical Activities: Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to:

+ Sit: 40%

+ Walk: 30%

+ Stand: 20%

+ Lift: 10%

Required Lifting and Carrying: _Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%), Continuous (67-100%)_ For this position, the required frequency is:

+ Up to 10 lbs.: Occasional

+ Up to 20 lbs.: Not Required

+ Up to 35 lbs.: Not Required

+ Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Not Required

Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:

Panasonic Energy prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

+ Highly inclusive and class-leading healthcare options to include family planning, mental health, and pet insurance

+ Employee assistance programs that support total well-being with complimentary session offered each and every month

+ Company-matched and fully vested 401K retirement program that starts immediately from date of enrollment

+ Annual bonus program, High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition

+ Simplified access to self-guided and representative-supported short and long-term financial wellness and retirement planning

+ Educational Assistance & Reimbursement Program

+ Inclusion programs and associated employee resource groups that promote representation and belonging

+ Leadership, career, and mentorship development programs opportunities at all levels across the organization

+ Collaborative and motivating culture routed in continuous personal and professional growth and much more.

Where You'll Be:

For our onsite roles, Panasonic Energy is committed to fostering an ideal working environment that goes beyond the conventional. We understand the significance of moments that matter in your onsite experience, and we prioritize creating a workspace that not only promotes productivity but also ensures a fulfilling and positive work atmosphere. Join us at Panasonic Energy, where your onsite presence is valued, and we strive to make each moment count in your professional journey.

Who We Are:

Meet Panasonic Energy (https://careers.na.panasonic.com/life-at-panasonic) ! At Panasonic Energy, you'll do work that matters as we are dedicated to transforming the world through the acceleration of sustainable energy. By producing safe, high-quality lithium-ion batteries, you become part of a team that plays a crucial role in creating technologies that move us (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-x\_hDfMqb0) .

This is an exciting time to join us as we expand our operations to De Soto, Kansas and build the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory. We will provide you with the opportunity to experience career growth in more ways than one.

As an innovative thinker, you'll thrive here, as we continually push the boundaries of lithium-ion battery technology and production capabilities to enhance efficiency and performance in EVs.

Being part of Panasonic Energy means positively contributing to society, aligning with our commitment to building a better world through sustainable energy solutions.

We care about what you care about, fostering an environment where your contributions make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation. Join us and be part of a team that values your work, encourages innovation, and actively contributes to a positive societal impact.

In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic Energy, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.

We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, submit your application!

Supplemental Information:

Pre-employment drug testing is required.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

_Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction._

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America.

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