Cost Accounting Team Lead

Rockwell Automation, Inc.; Poland; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive mindfulness programs

Volunteer Paid Time off

Employee Assistance Program

On-demand digital course library

Wellbeing programs

On-demand course library

Local benefits

Job summary

A global technology leader in Poland is looking for a Cost Accounting Manager to oversee the finance operations. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in finance within an industrial setting, along with at least 2 years of people management experience. Your responsibilities will include leading the Cost Accounting team, ensuring compliance with financial processes, and training team members on SAP analytics. A comprehensive benefits package is offered along with opportunities for personal and professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of people management experience.
• 5+ years finance or related business experience.
• Prior exposure to finance activities in an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Ability for periodic short-term travel for conducting physical inventory audits.
• Unquestioned ethics and integrity.
• Ability for periodic short-term travel for conducting physical inventory audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead Cost Accounting team on a daily basis.
• Monitor the financial integrity of manufacturing processes.
• Perform the month end close process.
• Participate in the global cost roll process.
• Train the Cost Accounting team on cost roll and SAP.
• Participate in the global cost roll process and ensure its accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate the physical inventory audits.
• Maintain tight compliance controls: ensure compliance with the requirements of the Corporate Finance Policies (SOX, external audit) related to inventory.
• Deliver specific process improvement projects to build better business support.
• Train the Cost Accounting team on cost roll and SAP transactional analytics.
• Help motivate the team to achieve targets and performance standards.

Skills

People management

Finance experience

SAP or ERP systems knowledge

Ethics and integrity

Education

Bachelor in Finance or Accounting

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers — amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility — our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Your Responsibilities

• Lead Cost Accounting team on a daily basis
• Oversee daily operations of the team members to ensure application of cost accounting principles and other process activities
• Monitor the financial integrity of manufacturing processes including Production Order Variance, Purchase Price Variance & Cycle Counts analysis
• Work with the manufacturing floor to resolve issues and ensure controls are followed
• Perform the month end close process for the Cost Accounting team related entries
• Participate in the global cost roll process and ensure its accuracy and completeness
• Coordinate the physical inventory audits
• Maintain tight compliance controls: ensure compliance with the requirements of the Corporate Finance Policies (SOX, external audit) related to inventory
• Deliver specific process improvement projects to build better business support
• Train the Cost Accounting team on cost roll and SAP transactional analytics
• Help motivate the team to achieve targets and performance standards

The Essentials - You Will Have

• minimum 2 years of people management experience
• +5 years finance or related business experience
• Prior exposure to finance activities in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of SAP or other ERP systems
• Unquestioned ethics and integrity
• Ability for periodic short-term travel for conducting physical inventory audits

The Preferred - You Might Also Have

• Education: Bachelor in Finance or Accounting

What We Offer

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Company volunteer and donation matching program - Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• On-demand digital course library for professional development
• … and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.