**Sr. Cost Accountant**
**Tijuana, Baja California Norte**
**Competitive Salary & excellent benefits package**
**Hybrid 4 days a week in office; work from home on Friday**
Playing a crucial role in the smooth running of our business, you'll support e-commerce and our Hygiene and Home business units. You'll:
- Tell the story behind the data, providing the financial intelligence we depend on to make critical choices
- Ensure the integrity and accuracy of reporting
- Support our planning cycle, collaborate with other finance teams and manage compliance and controls projects
- Comply with the guidelines of the Quality, Safety, Health and Enviroment Policy, committed to satisfy the requirements of our customers and consumers by delivering high quality products, taking care of our impact on the environment, preventing injuries and deterioration of the health of our employees and visitors, complying with legal and other requirements applicable to our operation, as well as to continually improve our systems processes. (F144)
- Monthly reporting: Oversee monthly close process, ensuring completeness and accuracy of account balances. Timely and completeness of Supply reporting, including proper analysis of all variances: Inventory variances, BOM Variances, PPV, Supply scorecard, Headcount reporting. Tracking of wastage cost; Fixed cost management; including recommendations of opportunities for cost savings; Analyse with procurement manager (who has primary responsibility) of the monthly PPV's.
- Focus and challenge the rest of the team on: Costs and variances (material and conversion); Efficiencies; Inventory levels; Follow-up of projects.
- Plan / Forecast process: Timely calculation and dissemination of product costs; Analysis of main variances; Work with reporting analyst to ensure variances are assigned to correct accounts; Preparation of the requested reporting schedules in (internal software) and Excel sheets.
- Cost/Transfer Price: NPD's -Prepare Costs at during project including documentation of assumptions; Calculate and inform responsible people for changes of prices and assumptions; Review and control of commitments made for NPD's. Provide timely transfer price changes to inter-company and intra-company; Follow-up of main variances; Timely reporting of details requested for sourcing changes or other benchmarks. Set New item standards for finished goods and components. Constant review and update of ABC model; Regular comparison of actual cost prices with standards, including explanation of main variances.
- Inventory: Review and control raw and packaging materials, Work in process (WIP) and Finished Goods; coordination and control on regular stock counts and reconciliation with shelter provider.
- Squeeze reporting: Calculate the proposed savings for the Squeeze database; Regular follow-up of reported savings with actual costs development; including periodic reconciliation of planned squeeze savings with actuals.
- Open communication with materials departments, production and NPD.
**Qualifications**:
- BA in Accounting or Finance - MBA a plus - CPA strongly preferred
- 3-5 years of finance / accounting experience - including 2-3 years within plant environment
- Strong financial analysis demonstrated in previous positions
- Ability to work independently
- Must be self-motivated
- Strong computer skills required preferably knowledge of JD Edwards ERP System
- Experience in fast moving consumer goods / pharmaceutical organization would be an added advantage
Comparable Titles: Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Analyst
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**Equality**:
At Reckitt, we recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. Come and join a team whose purpose is to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner and healthier world.
All qualified applicants to Reckitt will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.
