Cost Accountant

Description

Sustainability, plastic pollution, and climate change have never been more at the forefront of our world as they are today.

At Ranpak, sustainability has been in our DNA since our founding in 1972. Ranpak’s goal then was to create the first environmentally responsible system to protect products during shipment and today, our mission remains the same: To deliver sustainable packaging solutions that help improve supply chain performance and costs, reduce environmental impact, and support a variety of growing business needs globally. The development and improvement of materials, technologies (such as automation) and total solution systems have earned Ranpak a reputation as an innovative leader in eCommerce and industrial supply chain solutions.

Ranpak’s customers span across a variety of industries including automotive parts, electronics, eCommerce, machinery and home goods. Our customers include Amazon, IKEA, Sephora, Misfit Market and BMW.

Ranpak’s corporate headquarters are in Concord Township, Ohio with European headquarters in Eygelshoven, the Netherlands and Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore City, Singapore, respectively. Additionally, a new state-of-the-art building opened in Shelton, CT.

Ranpak Holdings Corp. is a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE: PACK).

Summary

The Cost Accountant will analyze, process, maintain, and report transactions primarily involving fixed assets, inventory, general ledger, and machine costing.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Planning, Studying, and collecting data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory and labor.

• Accumulate and apply overhead costs as required by generally accepted accounting principles.

• Analyzing actual manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.

• Coordinate, process and analyze production data monthly from ERP SAP system.

• Support person to assist planners with closing production orders.

• Develop reporting machine costs quarterly cadence.

• Work with Engineering/Product Management/Purchasing cost development new machines.

• Manage Automation projects book/reconcile revenue recognition based on validation costs monthly.

• Set up/maintain internal projects for new product initiatives.

• Provide support Engineering to ensure labor hours are being booked to projects consistently and timely.

• Calculate, enter, and post transactions to the SAP General Ledger.

• Provide supporting schedules, reconciliations, and roll forward worksheets for various General Ledger Accounts.

• Accounting cross functional team member for item master additions/changes.

• Assist in the audit/reconciliation of the physical inventory with Operations.

• Backup to the Senior Cost Accountant.

• Assists with related special projects, as required.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and or Accounting.

• Experience with SAP

• Team player willing to assist others to work through issues to resolution.

• 3-5 years related experience in cost accounting.

• CMA designation desired.

• MBA a plus.

• Detail-oriented.

• Strong computer proficiency.

• Knowledge or experience in SAP is a plus required to have working experience with MS Office (Excel).

• Good communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• None

EOE STATEMENT We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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