Manufacturing Cost Accountant for SAP Close

Kraft Heinz; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401k savings plan

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

Kraft Heinz in Chicago, IL is seeking a cost accounting professional to support inventory costing for North America manufacturing operations. The role partners with finance, operations, and business contacts to improve standard vs actual costing and variance reporting.

Responsibilities include month-end close, process improvements, and close proficiency with SAP ML and Blackline reconciliations. 2+ years of relevant experience and strong analytical skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in accounting, product costing, or manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP.
• Demonstrated initiative and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• Critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to analyze detailed data and deliver actionable adjustments.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communications skills.
• Desire to lead process improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

• Refine and execute month-end close journal entries, covering topics such as variance pass backs, deferred expenses, manual inventory adjustments, and cost component analysis.
• Provide accounting guidance to both accounting and non-accounting colleagues.
• Define and implement process improvements for closing with accuracy and efficiency.
• Become proficient in SAP Material Ledger (ML) close process.
• Improve the clarity of documentation and insights gained from Blackline account reconciliations and Sarbanes-Oxley controls pertaining to inventory costing and adjustments.
• Lead impactful projects meant to drive zone efficiencies and process improvements, such as: Annual operating plan (AOP) updates of standard costs and bills of material (BOMs), SAP product hierarchy updates, ERP and reporting updates (transition to SAP S/4HANA).
• Partner with and provide guidance to the offshore costing team in India.
• Support personnel at assigned locations and their associated business unit management with ad hoc accounting information and analysis.
• Consolidate and publish variance analysis reporting.
• Develop and conduct training sessions and project deliverables as needed.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Lead process improvement

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Tools

SAP ML close

Blackline

Power BI

Snowflake

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Kraft Heinz in Chicago, IL is seeking a cost accounting professional to support inventory costing for North America manufacturing operations. The role partners with finance, operations, and business contacts to improve standard vs actual costing and variance reporting.

Responsibilities include month-end close, process improvements, and close proficiency with SAP ML and Blackline reconciliations. 2+ years of relevant experience and strong analytical skills are required.