Cost Accounting Manager
Asahi Kasei

Charlotte, North Carolina

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At Asahi Kasei we believe anyone can buy equipment or build a facility. It is our diverse team members around the globe who will enable us to develop ideas and technologies and capture the exciting opportunities that lie ahead. We look for candidates with a fresh perspective, people with a wide variety of skills who are creative thinkers, enjoy challenges and are driven to excel.

We are currently seeking applications to fill the following job opening at Celgard where we develop and manufacture membrane battery separators that are critical components used in lithium-ion batteries for electric drive vehicles (EDVs) and energy storage systems (ESS).

Company:
Celgard, LLC

Job Description:

General Duties/Responsibilities:

  • Manage and develop the cost accounting team
  • Responsible for managing the direct manufacturing cost (DMC) standards, review weekly variances/yields and reporting results to the Controller and plant managers.
  • Identify ways to improve the visibility of the DMC's as well as find ways to help reduce our DMC costs
  • Liaison between the manufacturing plant and the finance function.
  • Responsible for month-end and year-end closings.
  • Accounting for inventory reserves, manufacturing variance capitalization and full absorption.
  • Assist in preparation of documents that support the company's long and short range planning needs, including budgets and monthly forecasts for DMC, contribution margin analyses, absorption, inventory reserves and inventory levels.
  • Provide DMC estimates for new products.
  • Primary financial counsel to the plant manager regarding operational issues.
  • Work with manufacturing personnel to identify areas to manage and reduce costs and implement process improvements.
  • Responsible for the standard cost roll and analysis of materials, work center rate and production changes.
  • Review and set up bill of material (BOM) in Microsoft Dynamics AX for both commercial products and research/development products.
  • Responsible for ensuring the cycle counts are performed properly and in accordance with the policy.
  • Support, maintain, and update Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) internal controls for assigned areas of responsibility.
  • Work in a high performance, team-centered work environment to support overall company goals.
  • Gain an understanding of the overall accounting/finance function at Celgard
  • Participate on cross-functional continuous improvement teams.
  • Worksite located full time in Charlotte, NC with flexibility for hybrid work as appropriate.

Note: this description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) preferred
  • Minimum 5-10 years overall experience in cost accounting and general accounting
  • 2-4 years' experience in a manager or leadership role preferred
  • Experience with standard costing, absorption and manufacturing variance reporting
  • SOX Experience with identification of key controls preferred
  • Must be willing to travel between the Charlotte and Concord Plants
  • Forecasting experience preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to work well with staff members in gathering data to solve problems
  • Advanced Excel Skills with experience with large databases, arrays, VLOOKUP, pivot tables, etc. required
  • Strong analytical, communication, organizational, collaboration, and detail-orientated skills
  • Microsoft Dynamics AX (ERP system) experience preferred
  • Microsoft Office proficiency required
  • Able to work on a high performing team creating an environment where open and honest communication is the norm.
  • Ability to build effective workplace relationships.

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We believe a diverse workforce is crucial to our growth as a global supplier of advanced materials. Asahi Kasei is an equal opportunity employer.


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