Cost Accounting Analyst

Job Summary

Alene Candles is looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working Cost Accounting Analyst to join our growing Finance department and company. Alene Candles is a multi-site, medium-sized manufacturing services company in the home, beauty and fragrance industry. This position will support the Cost Accounting function in our three facilities. This position is located in our Ohio plant but will also serve our New Hampshire plant, both on site and remotely. The position reports directly to our Senior Cost Analyst (located in New Hampshire) and will work collaboratively within Finance and cross functionally with Manufacturing, Procurement, Engineering, Business Development and IT.

This position will support the standard costing process of developing, refining, and analyzing the labor, materials and overhead standard costs in our ERP system (IFS). The Cost Accounting Analyst will also be focused on ensuring the accuracy of our job costing reports and product costing for pricing approval. Focus on job costing reports will require ensuring item masters and BOMs are complete, accurate and are driving correct material costs into the reporting.

We are seeking a high energy, self-starting, collaborative team member with experience in manufacturing analysis/cost accounting, that will help this fast-paced company successfully grow to the next level.

Important Responsibilities

• Maintain Cost Accounting processes to establish costs for new products and review/analyze costs of existing products; includes data input and control in ERP System (IFS)
• Work collaboratively with manufacturing, procurement and engineering teams to develop and maintain accurate standard costs
• Ensure cost integrity of inventory items through correct forms and accurate entry in ERP System (IFS)
  • Review Item Master (raw materials and finished goods) and Bills of Materials (BOMs)
  • Monitor daily manufacturing variances and work closely with plant managers on recommendations for improvement
• Produce weekly variance reports, investigate exceptions to understand root causes and review order performance
  • Work to enhance report efficiency and expand report automation
• Measure and report standard cost variances, identify trends and exceptions and recommend actions to key players
• Support month-end deliverables to include reporting, variance analysis and reconciliation of cost of goods sold accounts
• Participate in preparation and execution of scheduled standard cost updates in ERP System (IFS)
• Assist with annual physical inventory audits

Requirements

Must Have's to Apply for the Position:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or Finance/Accounting
• 3+ years' experience in Finance or Manufacturing environment, exposure to cost accounting is a plus
• Strong knowledge of ERP platforms, IFS experience is a plus
• Advanced MS-Excel, MS-Word and MS-Outlook skills

Personal Attributes for Success:

• Highly detail oriented, organized, multi-tasker
• Problem solver with strong analytical skills
• Hands-on: not afraid to roll up your sleeves and dig into the data
• Comfort with data mining and manipulation
• An inquisitive nature: the desire and tenacity to search for answers and offer solutions

Travel requirements: 10%

Benefits

Alene offers a host of competitive benefits for full-time employees, some of which include: Medical, Dental, and Vision with a Healthcare Reimbursement Account, 401(k) with company match, Basic Life Insurance (100% company paid), Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Account, Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off, Tuition Reimbursement and "Alene Gives Back" - our paid volunteer program.

Alene Candles provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Should you require assistance completing this application or during any phase of the interview process, please contact [email protected] or call 614-933-4005 and ask to speak to Human Resources. We will make every effort to accommodate your needs in a reasonable amount of time.