• Global Cost Accounting Manager

    Tecomet (Woburn, MA)


    #4021

     

    Woburn, MA, USA

    Position Type

    Full-time

    Job Description

    Position Summary

    The Global Cost Accounting Manager will report directly to the VP, Global Operations Controller, with a specific focus on supporting and partnering with Operations as we drive profitable growth and cost improvement across Tecomet’s 14 manufacturing sites. You will develop solid relationships with Operations and Finance teams, providing support and direction to help drive positive results.

     

    You will lead with integrity and reliability and having the ability to manage self and partner with people from multiple departments to drive positive change where needed.

    Principle Responsibilities

    + Finance ownership of the new business opportunity cost modeling process, working closely with cross-functional teams to drive profitable growth.

    + Financial discipline ownership of the capital expenditure process, including partnering with Operations to evaluate the best deployment of capital, while also ensuring return on investment commitments are realized.

    + Partner with Operations in validation of continuous improvement program savings, ensuring reported savings are delivering bottom line improvement, while also establishing best practices and related KPIs across the sites.

    + Ownership of manufacturing site costing process, ensuring a standardized process and timely updates.

    + Being a business partner to the organization helping evaluate growth and lean opportunities.

    + Gather all pertinent information from available systems developing and maintaining reporting that supports Operations and/or Finance departments.

    + Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by supervisor.

    Qualification Requirements

    Experience/Educational/Training Preferred:

    + Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance, MBA is preferred

    + 5+ years of progressive financial experience

    + Manufacturing and cost accounting experience required

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

    + Ability to drive change and turn data into actionable information

    + Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing

    + Great project management skills - organized, disciplined, comfortable following up holding people accountable to deadlines, able to think ahead and catch problems before they arise

    + Proven analytical skills - defining problems, collecting relevant data, drawing valid conclusions, and recommending improvement/corrective actions

    + Ability and willingness to meet business critical deadlines

    + Attention to detail

    + Act on items beyond formal job responsibilities

    + Able to build and deliver effective presentations, dashboards, and financial templates to drive action

    + Strong manufacturing and cost accounting skillset

    + People Oriented - high emotional intelligence, relationship builder, empathetic, works well with different people types

    Other Requirements

    Work Environment

     

    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Physical Requirements

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be required to stand. The employee could frequently be required to walk; use hand to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee could be required to sit; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.The employee could occasionally lift and or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job could include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

    Travel Requirements:

    Travel (domestic and international) will be required on an as needed basis and will vary from month to month based on needs.

     

    Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

     

    **Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):** Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

     

    _The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the Company._