Cost Accountant

About Oshkosh AeroTech, an Oshkosh company

Oshkosh AeroTech is a leading provider of aviation ground support products, gate equipment and airport services to commercial airlines, airports, air-freight carriers, ground handling and military customers. Oshkosh AeroTech offers products that make a difference in people's lives by supporting those in our communities who do some of the toughest work. They own many of the most trusted brands in the air transportation industry, including LEKTRO®, JetAire®, JetPower®, AmpTekÔ, Jetway®, and more.

Job Summary

The Cost Accountant role provides costing of manufactured products and sales of finished goods. It also provides analysis and reporting for the plant's operations and communicates progress against targets to GSE managers.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide costing of manufactured products

• Support GSE in reaching financial KPIs and strategic objectives

• Assist in the month end, quarter end and the year-end close process

• Develop tools and techniques to analyze data and identify potential issues

• Review and reconcile material inventory accounts; Prepare and record inventory adjustments

• Analyze complex financial scenarios to provide detailed insight into business drivers and potential value creation opportunities

• Analyze financial data to identify potential risk/opportunities and present findings to senior management

• Ensure compliance on SOX controls, statutory policies, and financial standards

• Develop and implement ongoing process improvement

• Collects data for yearly Operations Review, Budget and Mid-Year Forecast and other reviews as per Controller's request

• Work with external and internal auditors to answer questions and provide documentation

• Work with Warrenton key managers to answer questions related to budgets and departmental variances

• Participate in task force teams to address procedural and control issues in the Warrenton Plant

• Participate as necessary to ensure company remains SOX compliant

• Produce ad hoc analyses and report for site, group and corporate management as requested

• Other projects and responsibilities may be added at the company's discretion

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (or equivalent work experience)

• Accurate and capable of complex analytical reasoning and can demonstrate strong organizational and analytical skills

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field with a good working knowledge of GAAP/IFRS, basic accounting principles

• 1-2 years of FP&A experience

• High level of expertise with financial analysis tools including spreadsheets, databases and word processing software

• Knowledge of use of financial/valuation metrics, valuation principles, forecasting and accounting principles

• Understanding of ERP Systems and Relational Databases

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