Cost Analyst

Cost Analyst

This is NOV in Houston. We just need dob (mm/dd)

Hybrid 3 days on-site in Houston, TX

MS Teams followed by in-person interview (LOCALS ONLY)

TEAM SIZE: 4

NO RELOCATION OFFERED

ICP BONUS: 5%

EDUCATION: MUST HAVE MINIMUM BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ACCOUNTING

HOURS OF WORK: MONDAY - FRIDAY 7AM or 8AM (8hr days) 40hr weeks , standardHYBRID SCHEDULE OFFERED: Currently we are Hybrid. Couple days at home a week when candidate is self-sufficient.

MUST HAVE STRONG ANALYTICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCESTRONG PROBLEM SOLVING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLSMUST HAVE COST ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE

INTERVIEWS: MS TEAMS THEREAFTER IN PERSON

NOV is seeking a (Cost) Accountant with strong interpersonal skills and experience in collaborating and coordinating with various groups, especially manufacturing operations. At the plant level, this role supports the implementation of financial plans, forecasts, budgets, performance objective and cost controls, together with appropriate measures, report and analyze to manage the achievement of company goals for growth, profitability, and stability.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIESFrequent plant manager contact; active participation in plant financial driven discussionsPartner with Operations team to solve and continuously improve use of local ERPPartner with Operations to develop new reporting tools for plant managementAssist Operations with keeping open sales orders, purchase orders, and shipped-not-invoiced up-to-date.Work with Purchasing to ensure timely costing and analysis of purchase price variance to prevent variancesSupport Plant Controller in analyzing plant financial performance comparing actuals to plan and forecast.Support Plant Controller in Establishing labor and overhead absorption rates and analyze related variances monthly with quarterly adjustments.Create and publish KPI?s and dashboards/metrics that are timely, insightful, and automated by working cross-functionally with multiple Business Units.Lead and report on variances regularly to find ways to improve costing and processes.Identify, coordinate and reviews cost accounting projects, such as price and margin analysis, customer, market and product profitability, data warehouse integrity and reporting, etc.

Job Duties :

Analyze inventory levels and valuations and support cycle/physical counts. Recommend ways to minimize variances.Complete and month end Mfg. process.Facilitate data gathering and clean-up for annual cost roll.Assists Plan Controller with special projects as required.Perform other work-related tasks as assigned.Work with and develop Strong Communication over Financial MFG Variances.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONSBachelor’s Degree in accounting requiredMinimum 2 years’ experience in Accounting Role preferred (MFG setting required)CPAMBA ? Obtained or in the process of obtaining requiredStrong skills and knowledge of MFG accounting and Standard CostingWorking knowledge of the MFG businessStrong managerial presence that reflects a ?hand-on? participative, pro-active operating style requiring a high energy level and tolerance to tight deadlinesExcellent communication; strong planning and organization skillsStrong desire to work across teams to find solutions and improve performance

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Accounting: 5 years (Required)
• Cost accounting: 5 years (Required)
• ERP systems: 3 years (Required)
• MFG setting: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: On the road