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Job Description

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Financial Cost Accountant/Analyst to join our Plant Controlling team. This role is a critical business partner to plant management and operations teams, providing financial insights and support to drive efficiency, profitability, and informed decision-making. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in cost accounting, financial analysis within a manufacturing environment, and hands-on experience with SAP, particularly the CO (Controlling) and FI (Financial Accounting) modules.

Responsibilities

+ Perform month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities, including journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations related to production costs.

+ Analyze and report on manufacturing variances such as material, labor, overhead, and purchase price.

+ Maintain and update standard costs for raw materials, packaging, and finished goods.

+ Assist in the annual standard cost roll-up process.

+ Prepare, analyze, and distribute daily, weekly, and monthly plant performance reports and KPIs.

+ Develop and maintain financial models to track and forecast plant performance, operational spending, and capital expenditures.

+ Provide clear, concise commentary on financial results, explaining deviations from budget, forecast, and prior periods.

+ Play a key role in the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.

+ Collaborate with department heads to develop departmental budgets and spending forecasts.

+ Monitor spending against budget and work with managers to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities.

+ Participate in physical inventory counts and cycle count programs.

+ Analyze inventory levels, identify slow-moving or obsolete inventory, and ensure proper valuation and reserve calculations.

+ Support production ad-hoc issues related to inventory and reconcile inventory sub-ledgers to the general ledger.

+ Utilize SAP CO-PC, CO-PA, and FI modules for data extraction, analysis, and reporting.

+ Assist in maintaining master data integrity within SAP, including cost centers, profit centers, and material masters.

+ Act as a financial business partner to plant leadership, providing ad-hoc analysis and decision support.

+ Analyze the financial viability of capital expenditure requests, calculating ROI, payback period, and NPV.

+ Support internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations.

Essential Skills

+ Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

+ 3+ years of experience in a financial analyst or cost accounting role within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

+ Proficient hands-on experience with SAP FI and CO modules.

+ Strong understanding of cost accounting principles, standard costing, and variance analysis.

+ Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, complex formulas, and data modeling.

+ Strong PowerPoint skills.

+ Experience with BW and Hyperion.

+ Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with a high attention to detail.

+ Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.

+ Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

+ Knowledge of manufacturing processes and cost accounting principles.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

+ Experience with Business Intelligence (BI) tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or SAP Analytics Cloud is highly preferred.

+ Experience with automation tools such as VBA, Catalytic, Alteryx, Analysis for Office, Python is desirable.

Work Environment

The role requires onsite work Monday through Friday, with overtime as needed during peak periods such as month-end and year-end. The company offers a great team-oriented culture with a focus on work/life balance. Benefits include 401k, Insurance, PTO/Paid Holidays, etc. once permanent.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $48.00 - $53.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Fort Lauderdale,FL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Dec 26, 2025.

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.