Cost Accountant

Daikin America, Inc; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Daikin America, Inc. is seeking a Plant Cost Accountant to design, implement, and maintain cost controls and reports for our manufacturing site in Decatur, Alabama. The role focuses on budgeting, forecasting, and driving cost improvements across production operations.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in accounting and 5+ years in manufacturing accounting, with strong cost accounting skills and experience with plant cost systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent education/work experience.
• 5+ years of work experience in a professional accounting position in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Must have working knowledge of general accounting functions, cost accounting, forecast creation, and plant unit cost system.

Responsibilities

• Drives optimal financial performance within manufacturing operations by identifying and implementing process improvements that enhance productivity, increase efficiency, reduce costs, capitalize on growth opportunities, and sustain best‑in‑class operational standards.
• Designs, modifies, and maintains Plant Cost Accounting System.
• Prepares the site annual operating budget, revised budget, and final forecast under the direction of the Plant Controller.
• Analyze site performance versus plan and makes recommendations to Management for improvements.
• Maintains site cost accounting procedures.
• Keeps abreast of current trends and practices in field of expertise. Assumes other special activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
• Works closely with cost center managers to control spending within the approved budget.

Skills

General accounting functions

Cost accounting

Forecast creation

Plant unit cost system

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting

Tools

Plant cost system

Job description

Performs as Plant Cost Accountant to design, implement, and maintain plant cost controls and reports. This includes reporting of monthly results, budget/forecast development and implementing and monitoring cost controls.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent education/work experience.
• 5 + years of work experience in a professional accounting position in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must have working knowledge of general accounting functions, cost accounting, forecast creation, and experience working with a plant unit cost system.
• Willingness to follow recommended procedures, honesty, patience, flexibility, ability to work within a team environment.

Physical Demands:

• Demands associated with working in a fast paced, high stress environment.

Essential Functions:

• Prompt, regular, and dependable attendance is an essential function of this job.
• Drives optimal financial performance within manufacturing operations by identifying and implementing process improvements that enhance productivity, increase efficiency, reduce costs, capitalize on growth opportunities, and sustain best‑in‑class operational standards.
• Designs, modifies, and maintains Plant Cost Accounting System.
• Prepares the site annual operating budget, revised budget, and final forecast under the direction of the Plant Controller.
• Analyze site performance versus plan and makes recommendations to Management for improvements.
• Maintains site cost accounting procedures.
• Provides other company units with related information required by them to fulfill their assigned responsibilities.
• Advise on the proper coding of invoices as needed.
• Keeps abreast of current trends and practices in field of expertise. Assumes other special activities and responsibilities from time to time as directed.
• Works closely with other departments to accurately forecast monthly production costs.
• Works closely with cost center managers to control spending within the approved budget.
• Additional assignments as deemed necessary by management.