Cost Accountant

Company Overview:

If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you're searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve's position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone

Currently we are looking for an experienced Cost Accountant

Your role:

• Ensure compliance with Flowserve policies, US GAAP, SOX and local statutory laws and regulations and that business is conducted within Flowserve ethical Code of Business Conduct.
• Execute the monthly closing and reporting procedures for the assigned reporting units.
• Quality and timeliness of accounting and reporting, ensuring all financial data are accurate, complete and submitted in accordance with Flowserve's timetable
• Prepare project review summary including process to signoff orders.
• Perform Sales and margin analysis, monitors and analyzes manufacturing variances
• Perform Standard Cost Roll process annually.
• Determination and review of sales or production-related valuation adjustments (penalties, warranty costs, inventory write-offs, slow and obsolete stock etc.)
• Identifies and proposes possible improvements
• Complete monthly Supplemental Reports
• Closely work with finance business partners and assist in creating forecasts and deviation analyses
• Quarterly Site Analytics template preparation
• Participate and lead projects as required
• Other responsibilities or tasks that are within your skills and abilities, whenever reasonably instructed. The business reserves the right to make reasonable adjustments in line with business requirements.

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance or related major required.
• At least 3 years of experience in cost accounting, preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Clear and concise communications skills
• Ability to challenge the norm and look for better solutions/processes.
• Systems knowledge: Oracle, BPC, SAP will be beneficial and preferred.
• Intermediate/ Advanced Excel skills;
• Knowledge of SOX / US GAAP preferred
• Strong analytical skills and experience.
• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ability to work independently to resolve a wide variety of complex financial accounting problems.
• Good communication skills, written and oral.
• Attention to detail.
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships with stakeholders
• Proactively recognize and resolve issues

Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve.

Req ID : R-17204

Job Family Group : Finance & Accounting

Job Family : FA Cost Accounting

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