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Cost Accountant
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Located in Branchburg, NJ
- Job title
- Cost Accountant
- Contract Type
- Regular
- Publication date
- 2023-01-23
- Country
- United States
Company presentation
World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3,6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.
Entity and activity description
The science of electronics is transforming exponentially through innovation and connectivity around the planet. Every day, breakthroughs are making technologies – from micro-processors, memory chips and flat panels to photovoltaic cells – even smaller and more powerful, opening up countless new possibilities in how the world lives, works and connects. Air Liquide Advanced Materials grows by enabling our customers to innovate. Our ALOHA and Voltaix products are critical to the manufacturer of the newest computer chips required for Big Data and the Internet of Things.
Candidate must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
Please click on the link below for additional information regarding Air Liquide Advanced Materials:
Job Responsibilities
Located in Branchburg, NJ
Reporting to the Sr Manager – U.S. Accounting. This role will drive continuous improvement, collaborate with the business, and deliver relevant and dynamic financial analysis via a best-in-class modern global accounting organization. The scope of this role will be activity at US based manufacturing sites.
- Develop and maintain the cost accounting system, documents, and records of the organization.
- Analyze costs and partner with the business to identify and implement actions that lead to cost savings.
- Analyze the data collected and log a detailed record of the results.
- Analyze any changes in goods or services provided in order to determine what effect it has on the cost.
- Analyze material and production costs, prepare regular variance reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs, and proactively work with site personnel to ensure variances are minimized.
- Assist with budget preparation or inputs into financial models used for investment opportunities.
- Make estimates of new and proposed product costs.
- Provide management with reports that specify and compare factors that affect prices and profitability of products or services.
- Assist in audits and general ledger preparation.
- Coordinate physical inventories and monitor the cycle count program, ensuring completeness and accuracy of Inventory on the Balance Sheet.
- Partner with the Argentina based offshore BSC (Business Service Center) team to ensure costs are recorded properly in the financial statements.
- Develop and/or review ad hoc schedules for planning and decision making, and assist with special projects as necessary.
- Successfully complete all assigned training
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field
- Minimum 3 years financial/accounting experience
- 2 years of Cost Accounting work experience
- Solid cost systems background.
- Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
- Meticulous attention to detail with superb organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent report-writing, communication, and IT skills.
- Drive process improvement by proactively seeking opportunities to improve, must be a self-starter with strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Ensure the Company’s financial reputation is maintained. Insists on appropriate levels of confidentiality within the department and exhibits the highest degree of personal and professional integrity at all times, consistent with the Company’s Core Values.
- Entrepreneurial spirit, seeking to challenge the status quo.
- Initiative, strategic thinking, sound reasoning, business acumen, and analytical skills.
- Experience with ERP (SAP S4/Hana preferred).
- Experience with Google Suite preferred.
- Travel up to 10%.
- International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) accreditation (preferred)
We are an equal opportunity employer. Everyone will be considered for employment, promotions, transfers, and other conditions of employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental handicap, age, Vietnam era veteran status, disabled veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law.
