Senior Cost Accountant

Company Overview

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases is a leading provider of cryogenic pumps, heat exchangers, process systems, services, and solutions for the LNG and industrial gases industry. We are a subsidiary of Nikkiso Company Ltd, a leading industrial manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with over $1.5 B in annual revenue, 8000 + employees worldwide, and publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Nikkiso ACD is an engineering and manufacturing company specializing in machinery designed to operate at cryogenic temperatures as low as - 420 degrees Fahrenheit, the boiling point of Liquid hydrogen. For over 50 years, Nikkiso ACD has specialized in centrifugal and reciprocating pumps as well as turbines for air separation. Nikkiso ACD has the most diversified product line in the industry covering nearly every application requiring pumps or turboexpanders.

Job Overview

The Senior Cost Accountant will be a key member of the finance team, responsible for financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and internal controls. The role requires a strong background in financial and cost accounting, with emphasis on standard costing, as well as experience in percentage-of-completion (POC) revenue recognition. The Senior Accountant will also play a critical role in the preparation and review of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow), providing accurate and timely information to support decision-making and ensure compliance with accounting standards.

This position is based at Nikkiso ACD, LLC, located in Huntington Beach, CA.

Responsibilities

• Assist the accounting team with financial close process, and monthly reporting and analysis
• Provide margin analysis across multiple jobs & product lines to assess areas of risk and opportunities
• Assist with developing efficiencies and standardization of processes/new systems
• Prepare and analyze actual financial results with appropriate comparison to historical performance and budget
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
• Assist in the preparation of month end reporting and other various presentations
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analyzing efforts
• Assist with the development of modeling tools for month-end, forecasts, and budgets
• Assist with the preparation of periodic cash flows, business activity reports, and financial position forecasts
• Assist with the development and maintenance of financial models used to analyze and support strategic initiatives
• Prepare and analyze complex financial and operational data and provide accurate and timely financial recommendations for decision-making purposes
• Analyze and interpret information to develop actionable recommendations that impact the business
• Understand knowledge of current internal and external trends and manage data to gain insights to eliminate waste and increase operating performance
• Provide insights and recommendations on cash flow, cost identification and allocation, and risk management
• Ensure accuracy and timely completion of all ad-hoc analyses and reports, metrics, and dashboards
• Perform and oversee financial and cost accounting activities, with a strong focus on standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting.
• Apply and monitor percentage-of-completion (POC) revenue recognition in line with company policies and accounting standards.
• Support and review the preparation of financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow) to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Assist with documenting processes and procedures

Qualifications

• Familiarity with the use of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Intermediate / Advanced Excel competency is required
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Proactive with the ability to multi-task and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Delivers quality results with accuracy
• Goal oriented, high-energy self-starter
• Build relationships & collaborate across multiple teams.
• Ability to apply accounting principles to the maintenance of all Accounts and Finance records
• Ability to make involved and varied arithmetic computations rapidly and accurately
• Able to tabulate statistical data and compile necessary reports
• Strong knowledge of financial and cost accounting principles, including standard costing and variance analysis.
• Solid understanding of revenue recognition standards (ASC 606 or IFRS 15), with hands-on experience in percentage-of-completion (POC) accounting.
• Proficiency in financial statement preparation and review (P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow).

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and reach with hands and arms.

Environmental Safety Requirements:

• New Employee Safety Training is required by all newly hired employees, including Safety Awareness
• All safety related training is provided and tracked by the EHS Director
• Job specific training modules deemed necessary by employee's Manager or Director will be required of all employees on an ongoing basis

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary: $75,000 - $110,000 plus bonus, depending on experience.

EEOC Statement

Nikkiso CE&IG is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.