Senior Cost Accountant

What Makes a Honda, is Who Makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it's a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future-focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of "power" that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential. To this end, Honda strives to realize "the joy and freedom of mobility" by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a "zero environmental footprint."

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team. If your goals and values align with Honda's, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

Job Purpose

This position uses analytical skills and professional accounting knowledge to work with purchasing and spec control in the creation of six budget events per year. Also, expected to use professional accounting standards to ensure appropriate reporting of actual financial data and use analytical skills to provide detailed budget to actual analysis. The Sr Cost Accountant for Complete Built Unit (CBU) is responsible for calculating the total cost of parts, labor and overhead included in a finished product and calculating the price of the product. This role does not require much supervision and has a good bit of autonomy and has a direct financial impact on the financial statements of the company.

Key Accountabilities

• Performs monthly closing responsibilities related to sales and materials and presenting results to senior management.
• Performs sales and materials analysis for six budget events each year and presenting results to senior management.
• Use analytical skills and professional accounting knowledge to create sales breakdowns and profit analysis without supervision.
• Prepares parts and unit pricing quotes without supervision.
• Performs Analysis of material usage and sales price variances without supervision.

Qualifications, Experience, and Skills

• Minimum Educational Qualifications: Bachelor's degree with major in accounting or finance plus minimum 2 years experience, or associates degree with a minimum of 5 years experience in an accounting related job.
• Minimum Experience: 2-5 years with Bachelor's degree, 5 years minimum with Associate's degree.
• Other Job-Specific Skills:
  • Basic Accounting principles- GAAP/IFRS and Cost accounting background.
  • Strong understanding of accounting functions, terminology and ability to apply accounting concepts.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills.
  • Understanding of Honda's accounting processes, preferably some Financial analyst experience.
  • Strong Microsoft product skills (Excel, Powerpoint, etc).
  • SAP Knowledge and skills

Working Conditions

• Office / Remote upto 20%.
• 5-10 hours of OT/week.
• Some travel.

What Differentiates Honda and Make Us an Employer of Choice?

Total Rewards:

• Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.)
• Paid Overtime
• Regional Bonus (when applicable)
• Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx)
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• 401K Plan with company match + additional contribution
• Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Career Growth:

• Advancement Opportunities
• Career Mobility
• Education Reimbursement for Continued Learning
• Training and Development programs

Additional Offerings:

• Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment
• Lifestyle Account
• Childcare Reimbursement Account
• Elder Care Support
• Wellbeing Program
• Community Service and Engagement Programs
• Product Programs

Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.