Senior Cost Accountant

MKS Instruments; Santiago de Querétaro; Presencial; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Cost Accountant, where you'll play a vital role in supporting multiple manufacturing sites. This position offers the opportunity to analyze and report on various operational costs, ensuring accuracy and compliance with established procedures. You'll engage in monthly variance analyses, prepare financial statements, and contribute to budgeting processes, all while working in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in cost accounting, proficiency in relevant tools, and the ability to thrive under tight deadlines. If you're ready to make an impact in a dynamic setting, this role is for you!

Formación

• 8+ years of manufacturing or cost accounting experience required.
• Strong working knowledge of Oracle and advanced MS Office skills.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare monthly purchase price variance analysis and journal entries.
• Publish weekly and monthly operations reports on manufacturing costs.
• Participate in annual budgeting and forecasting processes.

Conocimientos

Cost Accounting

Financial Reporting

Oracle

MS Office

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Educación

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Bachelor's Degree in Finance

Herramientas

Hyperion Financial Management

Business Objects

Descripción del empleo

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Cost Accountant to support multiple manufacturing sites in the USA with collecting data, allocating costs, and preparing reports on labor, equipment, depreciation, assembly, or other operating expenses, ensuring established procedures are followed. In this position, you will also prepare journal entries, maintain and reconcile ledger accounts, as well as prepare financial statements and variance reports as requested. You may be required to do ad hoc analysis and prepare special reports for management.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Completing Monthly Purchase Price Variance analysis and resulting capitalization and amortization entries for multiple factories.
• Preparing and publishing weekly and monthly operations reports covering Inventory, Labor Hours earned, and various types of manufacturing costs (e.g., Scrap, Manufacturing Variances, Warranty).
• Completing costing of new products.
• Preparing and ensuring accuracy of standard cost of sales, variances, scrap and other recurring journal entries detailing cost of sales and inventory.
• Reporting on asset utilization, cycle count accuracy, and completeness.
• Participating in annual budgeting and forecasting processes across multiple facilities as requested by Ops and/or BU Finance staffs.
• Performing other duties as required.
• Preparing and analyzing monthly and quarterly operating expense forecasts, using Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) tool.

Skills You Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Eight or more years of manufacturing or cost accounting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Oracle.
• Advanced experience with MS Office.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Business Objects and Hyperion Financial Management are preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Fluently bilingual (English and Spanish).
• Proven ability to thrive in a team environment with tight deadlines.
• Fast learner who is highly analytical, execution-focused, and delivers upon commitment.

Physical Demands & Working Conditions:

• Perform activities such as sitting, standing, or typing for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.
• Must be able to exchange accurate information.
• Operates in a professional office environment.

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Instruments, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

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