- Lead and maintain the global standard costing framework in PLEX, ensuring consistent application and providing strategic guidance to the organization.
- Oversee the accuracy, integrity, and alignment of global cost standards, leveraging analytical reviews to identify and resolve discrepancies.
- Ensure proper product part setup, configuration, and data governance within the PLEX system, applying detailed review and validation of costing attributes.
- Develop, document, and continuously enhance global standard operating procedures and desktop work instructions, drive efficiency and harmonization across regions.
- Direct global cost and inventory initiatives, providing analytical insight and leadership on cross-functional projects.
- Oversee monthly global Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) calculations, ensuring timely, accurate journal entries and comprehensive review of variances and trends.
- Ensure proper accounting treatment for COGS and inventory across all global entities, including validation of system interfaces and alignment with the general ledger.
- Lead the quarterly global excess and obsolete review process, analyzing inventory health and proactively identifying risk areas.
- Assist in the preparation and review of internal and external management reporting for U.S., Mexico, and other global locations, ensuring accuracy and adherence to reporting deadlines.
- Conduct monthly analytical reviews of global inventory sub-ledgers and assigned general ledger accounts, identifying trends, anomalies, and opportunities for improvement.
- Perform deep-dive trend and variance analysis on inventory balances, obsolescence reserves, and write-offs, providing strategic insights to senior leadership.
- Lead and coordinate the global annual standard cost update process in support of the annual budget cycle, ensuring alignment with corporate financial objectives.
- Direct global finance activities related to annual physical inventories, including planning, execution, and post-inventory analysis.
- Manage audit requests related to the annual financial statement audit and the quarterly bank audits, including coordination of cycle count observations and supporting documentation.
- Review global inventory processes to identify improvement opportunities and implement enhancements to financial reporting and cost accounting systems.
- Maintain and evaluate internal controls related to product costing, inventory management, system processing, and general ledger reconciliation across global operations.
- Serve as a Business Process Owner (BPO) team to share and receive updates regarding current activities and cross functional impact/support needed.
- This role requires a hybrid office schedule with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office to support team collaboration, problem-solving, and employee development.
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