Strategic Plant Cost & Efficiency Analyst

Saint-Gobain Group; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) with Company Match

Paid Time Off

EAP

Job summary

Saint-Gobain Group in Norwood, MA, seeks a Plant Cost Analyst to assist the Norwood Controller in ensuring financial statement integrity and internal controls. You will support plant accounting activities, partner with management to provide timely data for sourcing, pricing and long-range planning.

Responsibilities include month-end close, analyzing plant financials, preparing post-closing analyses, and budgeting at the plant level.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2 years of progressive cost accounting and analysis experience in manufacturing
• Strong IT aptitude to deliver desktop reporting using Excel and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Manage the timely completion of the month-end financial close assignments
• Demonstrate awareness of all elements of the plant's financial statements
• Assist in preparing post-closing plant financial analysis, performance reports and meaningful commentary
• Partner with the Controller to prepare and coordinate the annual budget at the plant level
• Partner with the Controller to prepare, maintain and analyze product standard costs
• Support the analytical needs of the Controller and other financial management
• Partner with plant management to increase plant efficiency and profitability
• Prepare analysis to understand financial ramifications of current and proposed business actions
• Identify issues and proactively initiate analyses / solutions to plant issues
• Ensure compliance with CT and SGC policies and procedures
• Oversee and reconcile inventory cycle counts and annual physical inventory
• Assist in preparation of capital appropriations requests
• Track cost reduction projects and maintain required reporting
• Support six sigma by auditing results, training black belts, and suggesting new projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

BI/Business Warehouse tools

Job description

Saint-Gobain Group in Norwood, MA, seeks a Plant Cost Analyst to assist the Norwood Controller in ensuring financial statement integrity and internal controls. You will support plant accounting activities, partner with management to provide timely data for sourcing, pricing and long-range planning.

Responsibilities include month-end close, analyzing plant financials, preparing post-closing analyses, and budgeting at the plant level.