Job Details
EnerSys® is an industrial technology leader serving the global community with mission critical stored energy solutions that meet the growing demand for energy efficiency, reliability and sustainability. We are driven by a passion to provide people everywhere with accessible power to help them work and live better. Our people are our strength, an endless resource for innovation, insight and enthusiasm.
This position will report to our EnerSys Energy Systems business, which serves the telecom, cable broadband, industrial, renewable, and data center markets. Our portfolio combines our stored energy expertise with power systems, enclosures, and renewable energy products to deliver world-class solutions for diverse applications such as 5G, broadband, Internet of Things (IoT), data center, and solar power. Our cutting-edge technology includes Lithium batteries, Fault Managed Power Systems, and Extended Run Time battery backup systems that improve the reliability and resiliency of broadband networks.
EnerSys has over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. Some of our brands include PowerSafe, DataSafe, and Genesis batteries; Cordex power; and Outback Power renewable energy products. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.
What We’re Offering
- 12 Paid Holidays per year, plus sick time and vacation time
- Full benefit plan including, extended medical, vision and dental 100% paid by the company
- Life Insurance, long term disability and a salary continuance plan.
- Tuition reimbursement plan
- 6% RRSP employer matching program
Compensation Range: 100,000-125,000
Compensation may vary based on applicant's work experience, education level, skill set, and/or location.
Job Purpose
Alpha Technologies Ltd., an EnerSys company, has an opportunity for a Cost Accounting Manager to join our finance team in our Burnaby, BC, Canada office. Reporting to the financial controller, Energy Systems Americas, Canada and working closely with the operations team, the Cost Accounting Manager will act as the key go-to person on behalf of the finance team. Performing high quality analysis over sales, COGS, and gross margin, and communicating and working with the operations team, this position will play an important role in improving processes and providing information for business decisions.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Be a business partner to operations.
- Lead the cost accounting team.
- Prepare manufacturing annual budget and monthly forecasts.
- Consolidate entity-level P&L annual budget and monthly forecasts.
- Ownership of forecasting accuracy.
- Prepare and present to finance and operations management weekly and monthly results and reports,comparing and analyzing actual results with budget and forecasts.
- Recommending actions to the management team.
- Ownership of standard cost and the annual standard cost roll.
- Review inventory balance sheet account reconciliations and analysis to ensure accuracy and compliance with GAAP.
- Oversight and ownership of the inventory reserve provision.
- Responsible for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) for inventory and COGS.
- Lead the annual physical inventory.
- Liaise with external auditors in annual audit in the areas of sales, inventory, and costing.
- Responsible for system-related changes required on a periodic basis.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of progressive work experience
- Manufacturing cost accounting experience
- Excellent communications, both orally and in writing
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, US GAAP is an asset
- Material requirements planning (MRP) system experience
- Experience managing a team
Preferred Qualifications
- Accounting designation
- Electronics assembly or similar industry experience
- Enterprise-wide resource planning (ERP) system experience
- Financial planning & analysis (FP&A) experience
- Experience in publicly traded company
- Exposure to Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
General Job Requirements
- This position will work in an office setting, expect minimal physical demands.
EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. EEO/Minority/Female/Vets/Disabled
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