Financial Analyst - Costing

You will ensure the accuracy of standard costs, analyze variable and fixed overhead, support month-end closing, and prepare variance analysis reports. You'll also contribute to FP&A activities tied to gross margin, support engineering programs, and assist the Business Unit Manager on strategic initiatives.

Informations sur l'entreprise

Our client is a global manufacturing company offering specialized engineered solutions and products, with a strong international presence and a focus on innovation and customer support.

Missions

• Perform cost analysis for inventories and oversee inventory cycle counts.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Perform month-end closing for inventory and ensure accuracy of inventory valuation.
• Own all balance sheet and P&L GLs related to inventory and cost of sales.
• Identify the source of variances and work with site managers to reduce them.
• Perform weekly analyses of purchase price variances and update system to capture new standard price.
• Analysis of all costs affecting gross margin including freight, labor, overhead, raw material, customer returns
• Ensure proper posting of invoices touching gross margin GLs.
• Support tracking of engineering and production costs for special projects
• Standard Costing; Yearly calculation of work center rates and overhead rates
• Participate in Forecasting and Budget process for items related to gross margin; support site managers in developing site operating budgets.
• Improve the costing process and assure compliance; ensure the integrity of the entire costing process, handle costing for internal and external audits and implement any recommendations; actively work on identifying gaps in the costing process and developing suggestions for process improvements.
• Assist the site managers with presenting and interpreting the monthly results.
• Support Business Unit managers to understand business impact on margin.
• Aid the site managers with budgeting and monitoring of capital expenditures and various productivity projects
• Participate in the establishment of Business Cases, contract evaluation and projects.

Profil du candidat

• 2 to 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment
• Costing experience is an asset
• CPA designation is an asset
• English is mandatory, French a strong asset
• Open to some travel to the different sites

Conditions et Avantages

• Permanent position
• Hybrid work environment
• 100% health & dental coverage
• Parking on-site
• 5 personal days
  

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