Cost Accounting Supervisor

Panasonic Automotive North America; Los Indios (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive technology company seeks a Cost Accounting Supervisor to manage their finance team. Responsibilities include overseeing cost accounting functions, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, and providing financial insights. Candidates should possess strong leadership and analytical skills and have a degree in Accounting or Finance. Benefits include health insurance, a 401K retirement savings plan, and educational assistance programs.

Benefits

Great Medical / Dental Benefits

Company-Matched 401K Retirement Savings

Annual Bonus Program

Educational Assistance & Reimbursement Program

Relaxed Dress Code

Onsite Recreation Center & Café

Leadership & Mentorship Programs

High5 Reward Recognition Program

Qualifications

• Three years of experience in cost accounting or financial analysis.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting principles.
• Experience with process improvement methodologies like Lean Six Sigma is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervising a team of finance analysts and overseeing cost accounting functions.
• Ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance with accounting standards.
• Conducting special accounting studies and reporting for top management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Leadership

Attention to detail

Communication

Education

BS/BA Degree in Accounting

Degree in Finance

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

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Overview

Responsible for supervising a team of finance analyst and overseeing all aspects of cost accounting functions within the organization. The Cost Accounting Supervisor will ensure accurate cost analysis, financial reporting, and compliance with accounting standards. This position requires strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Overview

Responsible for supervising a team of finance analyst and overseeing all aspects of cost accounting functions within the organization. The Cost Accounting Supervisor will ensure accurate cost analysis, financial reporting, and compliance with accounting standards. This position requires strong leadership skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

A DAY IN THE LIFE:

• Assists Site Leader on developing annual budgets and monthly forecasts. Participates in the development of company accounting policy mainly for the issues related to purchase costs, inventory, and variable costs.
• Collaborate with other departments, such as Operations, Procurement, and Sales, to align cost accounting practices with organizational goals. Provide financial insights and support decision-making on CAPEX and OPEX as well as coordinating the consolidation, reporting, annual planning, monthly forecasting, fixed asset, inventory control, and analysis.
• Manages MRO / Supplies cage management by managing the min-max of operations supplies (cage with access control) and supply the operation areas.
• Supervises assigned staff; ensure effective day-to-day operation of assigned staff members.
• Responsible of consolidating, reporting, and analyzing Loss Cost information and KPIs. The Supervisor Operations Finance will provide timely reporting and recommendations to the Operations team based on the targets.
• Reviews all monthly journal entries, reconciliations and analysis related to chargebacks and operations expenses.
• Exercises professional judgment in making recommendations for reporting, revisions in the reporting system or subsidiary records, and changes in instructions regarding the use of accounts and new refined account classifications or definitions.
• Responsible for the review actuals, business plan and monthly forecast results. Ensures proper accounting transactions with regard to purchase costs, variable costs, and inventory.
• Guarantees timely and accurate completion of financial reports/statements.
• Responsible for timely preparation and analysis of forecast and business plan coordinating with other departments as required.
• Reviews and performs variance analysis on Operational Cost as compared with the Forecast and Business Plan.
• Reviews and approves account analysis, internal audit packages, and HQ requests with regard to Cost Accounting.
• Conducts special accounting studies and reports for top management, providing explanations of major variances, especially in terms of marginal profit by business division and business unit.
• Oversees the monthly closing of material cost and other variable expenses.
• Evaluates, improves, and maintains site-specific financial controls, ensuring compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements and other company policies. Supports internal and external audits, providing necessary documentation and process insights.
  
  

Must-haves

• BS/BA Degree in Accounting or BS/BA with a concentration in Accounting or Finance.
• Three (3) years of experience in cost accounting and/or financial analysis, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting principles, including standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory management.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and analysis using tools such as Excel, SAP, PowerPoint, and other ERP systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience with process improvement methodologies (e.g., Lean Six Sigma) is a plus.
• Bilingual (Spanish)
  
  

Benefits & Perks - We’re All About You

• Great Medical / Dental Benefits
• Company-Matched 401K Retirement Savings
• Annual Bonus Program
• Educational Assistance &Reimbursement Program
• Relaxed Dress Code
• Onsite Recreation Center & Café
• PASATalksSpeaker Summits
• Leadership & Mentorship Programs
• High5 Reward Recognition Program
• Onsite Happy Hours!
• And many more benefits & perks found within the ‘Our Culture’ section…
  
  

Who We Are

At Panasonic, our technology and engineering expertise delivers innovation across diverse industries. It's all about the consumer experience and making sure that we find ways to enhance that experience, either through audio enhancements or through safety enhancements inside the vehicle.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (PASA) is an industry-leading global supplier to Automotive Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) for infotainment systems and advanced connected car solutions. Our clients include Ford, GM, Chrysler, Daimler, Fiat, Tesla, Honda, Toyota, Nissan and many others. In serving our customers, we don't just strive to put tomorrow's technology on the road - we pride ourselves on recruiting the brightest and best to do it.

We Take Opportunity Seriously

Panasonic is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Automotive Systems of America.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Automotive

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