Summary Ensure that product costs are accurately and timely reported and that all data required for development of these costs are collected through a systematic process including communication with all levels of the plant. Also provide accounting and compliance support to the Department and plant. Responsibilities · Construct and maintain standard cost system and bills of material for finished goods and related sub components · Work with purchasing and AP for inventory management and processes. · General ledger oversight and SAP maintenance · Oversee month-end closing process, journal entry preparation and related support documentation · Analyze and report daily on sales, scrap, direct labor and overhead results and maintain variances to forecasts · Supervise, organize, and schedule monthly and annual physical inventory and/or cycle counts and maintain perpetual inventory records · Prepare detailed account analysis and reconcile balance sheet accounts as required · Process receipts and issues of inventory and non-inventory items into the cost accounting system · Provide audit oversight and support · Examine plant production costs. Understand, explain, and reconcile inventory variances · Report and monitor monthly budget and actual reporting · Oversee annual Budget preparation · Prepare monthly financials and related reports submitted to Japanese and US parents · Assist Accounting Department with other related projects as required Some travel in Continental United States and overseas may be required Knowledge and Skills · Knowledge of GAAP and cost accounting standards and Sarbanes Oxley requirements · Previous SAP experience (Preferred but not required) · Ability to adapt to new and different computer software programs · Ability to research, compile, analyze and interpret data · Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Word, and Powerpoint · Strong organizational and communication skills · Ability to handle a fast-paced work environment · Detailed oriented and able to multi-task Education and Experience • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, or equivalent