cost Accountant, mocGCP Applied Technologies

Description
Responsible in preparing, maintaining, and updating the costs of business activities for raw materials purchases, inventories, conversion costs, traded goods, and manufactured goods. Record the actual costs information and analyze the variances against the forecasts. As an essential part of Finance and Operations functions, the Cost Accountant is expected to directly manage costs in a highly professional level in order to support the company's goals.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Material Costing
Calculate and validate costs for newly created and extended materials
Update and maintain the Standard DMCs of all materials
Perform Effective Price temporary changes as needed
DMC Simulation
Execute online and offline cost simulations based on proposed changes to cost structure
Annual DMC Activities
Prepare and update intercompany and Interplant cost tables on annual basis
Analyze and update conversion costs, raw materials costs and finished goods and maintain related changes in SAP
Do costing runs, review and validate the Standard DMCs after the cost release every Jan 1
Inventory Adjustment
Prepare inventory adjustments due to cycle counts, material transfers, return stocks, etc.
Journal Entry Posting
Process journal entries related to Quarterly Reserves, Unrealized TPA, etc.
Cost Support
Prepare and distribute Inventory Obsolescence Reserves reports on quarterly basis
Analyze and enter applicable reserves for material Write-offs via EAS COPQ
Analyze variances and actual costs as compared to forecasts (PPV, MV, OMC, FAO)
Support Finance Operations in building the AOP every year
Upload and maintain Operations AOP/Budget in BPC/Anaplan
Provide audit requirements as needed
Scheduled Reports
Send the team's Dashboard and Flash reports on daily basis
Prepare and distribute different monthly reports such as Global Inventory Trend and APAC reports - MV Detailed, Actual DMC and Monthly SlowEx., etc.
Others
Prepare and continuously update process documentations
Handle cost-related issues and work towards the resolution
Coordinate with other functional teams for special projects and cutover requirements
Initiate process improvements and help in the implementation
Prepare MBR slide as assigned and participate in the MBR presentation
POC for the assigned region - Annual DMC activities, Quarterly Obs. Reserves and AOP
Perform other tasks as requested by GPO and as designated by the Cost Accounting Supervisor (ad-hoc activities and general office support tasks as necessary
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA a plus
Minimum of 2 years work experience as Cost Accountant or in similar roles
Good analytical and business problem solving skills
Intermediate knowledge of multinational ERP is required. Exposure to SAP and Business Warehouse are preferred
Intermediate knowledge in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
Work experience in shared services industry is an advantage
Proficiency in English communication skills (writing and speaking)
Willingness to change working hours (i.e. mid-shift, nightshift) as the business requires
GCP Applied Technologies

Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila
Permanent
Full-time