Description
POSITION SCOPE: The Cost Financial Analyst provides financial support focusing on cost related functions throughout the organization. This role is responsible for precisely costing and articulating the financial impact of full-cycles of products and programs. This position requires a comprehensive understanding of cost accounting, monthly material closing cycle, as well as the end-to-end workflow from ideation to delivery in order to effectively evaluate cost competitiveness aligned to strategic growth and incremental volumes.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Provides assistance in weekly physical inventory count and damage adjustment for all plants warehouses
Perform month end material ledger closing, GL accruals and Inventory reconciliation by working with cross functional Finance teams
Provides support in the year end external auditing focus on Inventory and cost reporting
Prepares monthly departmental management reports and review variance to plan to ensure effective management of financial impacts of departmental decisions
Analyze and review of monthly material moving average reports and review variance against actual rate
Recommend and advise on existing process flows and documentation across the organization for improved design, development, distribution and costing
Audit the costing of all Standard Cost SKUs and releasing cost to MM module
Conduct variance analysis on material, labour and overhead vs. standard costs
Assist as needed in the costing plan or budget preparation for the organization
Act as a key user for SAP CO and MM module
Assist booking in month end closing entries to close financial book
Additional projects and duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Post-secondary education in Accounting or Finance required; CPA designation highly preferred Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis) are a must.
SAP knowledge is a MUST.
Exceptional organizational, planning, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
Extremely high attention to detail and accuracy in validating data.
Minimum of 3 years’ of experience, preferably in a direct cost accounting function from within a warehouse distribution environment
Ability to prioritize and cope with competing and changing objectives
Demonstrated success in taking or finding complex data, conducting analysis and translating it into meaningful information to be used by various levels in the organization
Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills
This position also includes:
Demonstrated experience and ability working with extremely complex information as related to analysis, problem solving, and develop effective solutions
Demonstrated ability to receive nominal direction regarding work responsibilities, discretion and judgement must be exercised in translating broad organizational goals into specific objectives
Demonstrated ability to provide direction regarding very complex work that has general objectives and provides guidance and consultation to senior management
Demonstrated understanding that actions, decisions and approvals have a wide-ranging influence on the organizations operations
Demonstrated ability to apply a moderately high degree of creativity or innovation in carrying out duties
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other departments, while maintaining confidentiality and scope
Capability to deliver a consistently high level of customer service to external customers is required
Understanding that work efforts has a moderate impact on the employer brand and public reputation and as such ensure that behaviour and communications shall be professional and accurate at all times with outside vendors
WORKING CONDITIONS:
All work is performed in a standard office environment with limited exposure to adverse conditions or health and safety risks
Position requires low level of sustained visual attention, moderate manual dexterity on a regular basis with sitting at length
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. Anatolia is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in all parts of the employment relationship. Anatolia will work with applicants to meet accommodation needs that are made known to the Company.
