Senior Cost Accountant

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In the role of Senior Cost Accountant working on-site in Waukesha, Wisconsin you will be part of the Corporate Accounting/Finance team.

The Senior Cost Accountant will be supporting cost and management accounting, financial reporting and analysis, month-end financial closing, and audit. The role requires strong communication skills and critical thinking. In addition, the position will require a robust investigative mindset and can work through efficiency improvements and opportunities as they present.

Major Responsibilities

Cost Management

• Manages preparation and execution of annual standards and monthly statisticalcost rolls.

• Managesprocessinvolving establishment of standard costs of new parts, and review and analysis of standard cost of existing parts.

• Analyzes the purchase price variance in the general ledger.

• Audits cycle count activity, selection of items to be counted, recount decisions, research of discrepancies, and reports onprogress towards making improvements for greateraccuracy and coverage.

• Assistsin the creation of cost of goods sold variance forecasts.

• Provides cost support to project management and engineering departments for new product introduction process.

• Assistinpreparationof inventory reports and charts for executive management.

• Maintains the integrity and accuracy of product cost data.

General Accounting

• Prepares account reconciliationspertaining toinventory related accounts.

• Performs monthly closing activities including preparation of journal entries and explaining variances.

• Assistsin SOX compliance audits, internal and external.

? Financial Systems

• Assistsin the development of procedures and controls associated with cost accounting.

• Ensures SAP system integrity and accuracy of general ledger and cost accounting data.

• Leveragesfinancial systems to streamlineprocessand improve organizational decision making.

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree inaccounting orfinance

Work Experienc e

• 5 years' experience working in a manufacturing facility or similar environment.

• 2 years of ERP experience

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills with the ability to create andmaintaincomplex excel models.

• Able to influence others without direct authority and work effectively with all levels of the organization.

• Excellent interpersonal, management, motivation, and analytical skills.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to translate financial information to a non-financial audience.

• Ability to convert metrics into meaningful information.

• Self-starter with initiative and vision; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced,cross functionalenvironment.

Preferred Job Requirements

Certification / License

• CPA/CPA candidate

• CMA/CMA candidate

Work Experience

• Cost Accounting experience

• SAP and BI experience

• SOX and GAAP reporting

• Experience with a global manufacturing company

• Microsoft Power BI

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion, the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend, or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

"We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

As one of the leaders and largest suppliers of power generation equipment and technology, the work we do touches millions of lives. Employees at Generac are encouraged to be innovative and are valued as an integral part of our global team. Our challenging goals develop knowledgeable employees dedicated to helping continue Generac's success. Generac provides individuals the opportunity to work in a fast-paced agile work environment where their work makes a difference in people's lives and their own.