Cost Accounting Analyst

**Join Our Team**

Are you ready to dive into the dynamic world of cost accounting? We’re looking for a Cost Accounting Analyst who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to make an impact. This role is your chance to shape our financial landscape and drive efficiency in our manufacturing operations.

This role is based out of our Dartmouth office, offering the best of both worlds with a flexible hybrid work model.

**What You’ll Do**:
As a Cost Accounting Analyst, you will play a key role in:

- **Month-End Mastery**: Own the month-end closing process, analyzing and reporting on Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), manufacturing, and inventory.
- **Variance Vigilance**:Keep a close eye on variances by product and production area, providing insightful reporting on production, costing, and variances.
- **Data Governance**: Maintain SAP CO Master Data Governance, ensuring accuracy and compliance for our business.
- **Inventory Integrity**: Oversee overall inventory controls and coordinate the annual cost roll for our Dartmouth-Made products.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Cost Analysis**: Analyze direct and indirect costs for precise standard cost estimates and budget proposals, ensuring our product margins shine.
- **Reporting Rockstar**: Prepare dynamic charts and graphs for month-end closing and COGS analysis, clearly communicating results to stakeholders.
- **Cost Data Development**: Create standard cost data and accurate inventory valuations aligned with accounting regulations.
- **Budget Coordinator**: Collaborate on the budget process for products and manufacturing expenses at our Dartmouth facility, contributing to a well-oiled departmental budget.
- **Cost Roll Management**:Administer the annual cost roll and communicate changes effectively for Dartmouth products.
- **Cost Center Communication**: Monitor and analyze cost center accounts related to COGS, providing vital information to decision-makers.
- **Inventory Controls**: Assess and implement financial controls for inventory in our Canadian manufacturing and distribution facilities.
- **Decision Support**: Provide critical analysis for Supply Chain, Production, and Distribution, tackling challenges like rework and inventory issues.
- **SAP Superuser**:Become the go-to expert for Inventory and Manufacturing modules in SAP, ensuring top-notch inventory control and traceability.
- **Ad Hoc Analysis**: Jump in with insightful analysis as needed, adapting to the business's evolving needs.
- **Comprehensive Reporting**: Deliver detailed reports on various aspects including month-end analysis, purchase price variances, production order variances, and more.
- **Flexibility**: Embrace other duties as they arise, with the possibility of occasional travel.

**What We’re Looking For**:
The ideal Cost Accounting Analyst is a proactive, analytical thinker with a passion for numbers and a keen eye for detail. You should have:

- A bachelor’s degree in commerce/business with a focus on accounting.
- At least 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
- CPA certification (or working toward it) is a plus.
- Familiarity with SAP and Great Plains is advantageous.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and effective communication skills.

**Why Join Us?**

It is Nature’s Way Canada’s philosophy to inspire and promote a physically and emotionally healthy workforce. To enhance the health of every employee and their families, we've created an environment to foster our philosophy. All eligible employees receive:

- Competitive pay and paid time off
- Excellent health and dental benefits
- Company RRSP matching program
- Comprehensive Wellness initiatives to promote a healthy lifestyle
- You Belong perk for those planting roots in Canada
- Employee Discount Program on all NWC products
- Formal Educational Assistance
- Employee Recognition Programs

**To Apply**

We thank all applicants for their interest in a career with Nature’s Way Canada. We will contact those applicants chosen for an interview.

Pay: $65,000.00-$75,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-11-04