Cost Accountant - Schaumburg, United States - Lincoln Search Consultants Inc

Description

Senior Cost Accountant - Defined path to leadership

Lincoln Search Consultants , a Forbes Best Professional Recruiting Firm, has been exclusively engaged in a search for a newly created Senior Cost Accountant role with a growing manufacturer with offices in Schaumburg, IL. This role will have the opportunity to build upon the existing framework and truly own the Cost function, establish SOPs and be a true change agent for our well - established client experiencing double digit growth the past 2 years and expected to have record '23.

This role will report directly to the CFO and perform a host of responsibilities including, but not limited to:

• Analyzing and reporting of PPV, Manufacturing variances, material usage and variances.
• Analyze estimated to a actual labor and materials cost, lead and monitor inventory management including the annual physical count, cycle counts and adjusting inventory transactions.
• Will work closely with the CFO in preparation and presentation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasting and reporting as well as publication, review and presentation of financial results to senior leadership.
• Work closely with Engineering and plant leadership
• Maintain the integrity of ERP systems, reporting, month end close

Desired Experience

• Degree in Accounting, Finance
• CPA Preferred
• 3+ years of Cost Accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong PC Skills including advanced Excel
• Problem solving - ability to identify issues, gather and analyze data to resolve issues that may arise
• Communication - ability to communication effectively both written and oral. This role will have significant interaction with the senior leadership
• Desire for continued development and growth, hope is this role will transition into a leadership role - Assistant Controller/Controller level, within 18-24 months. Folks who have a long - term desire to stay in this role will not be a good fit
• Major or Mid Market level ERP experience, highly preferred
• BI Tools ie: Tableau, preferred but not required

Our client offers a very competitive compensation and benefit package and a high quality of work/life balance (no nights and weekends, 40 hour week). Expectation is 5 days in office with flex start/end time (within reason).