Cost Accounting Manager

At Fiskars Group we are unified and driven by our common purpose: pioneering design to make the everyday extraordinary. Join our team and seize the extraordinary opportunity to influence the everyday!

Our purpose at Fiskars Group is to make the everyday extraordinary. Join our team and seize the extraordinary opportunity to influence the everyday!

Established in 1649 as an ironworks, Fiskars has grown to be a leading consumer goods company. Today, Fiskars serves people around the world with a brand portfolio of globally recognized brands including Fiskars, Gerber, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Waterford, and Wedgwood. We are building a family of iconic lifestyle brands with the vision to create a positive, lasting impact on our quality of life.

Gerber is an American brand that is dedicated to crafting problem-solving, life-saving knives, multi-tools, cutting tools, and equipment. Whether to save time, save the day, or save a life, Gerber products have delivered for over 75 years. Gerber's storied past paved the way for an innovative, product-driven future. Carried by soldiers, hunters, and tradesmen alike, Gerber products are developed intentionally to deliver task-specific or mission-essential knives, tools, and equipment. Whether used to Explore, Hunt, Survive, Work, or Defend, Gerber tackles the tasks of daily life head on.

Gerber is searching for a Business Financial Analyst to the plant in Portland, Oregon!

The position could also be pursued from Fiskars financial hub in Middleton, WI. Assuming then the ability to travel to Portland as needed.

As the Business Financial Analyst for the plant you are a key member of the team in the Gerber plant, driving a sustainable financial agenda at the site to reduce our unit cost and improve efficiency. You will be responsible for the COGS, inventory and CAPEX development at the site together with the Factory Manager, and you create a result oriented environment founded on accountability. Monthly/quarterly reporting and year end closing of the unit are a part of your remit and will be done in line with Fiskars guidelines. You ensure that calculation of the standard cost for own produced and sourced finished goods will be done in a consistent and accurate manner. With data/analysis you provide the basis for fact based decision making and support the management team and the organization with business partnering. You also take part in systems / process development at the plant and in wider development initiatives within Fiskars Global Supply Chain Finance community.

In this role you need to be able to balance competing priorities, coordinate work of others over whom you have no direct authority, exercise independent judgment, gain cooperation and consensus through discussion, persuasion, and influence others to work together towards common goals. You see the big picture but also do not lose attention for detail.

Major Activities and Responsibilities:

• Monthly quarterly and year end reporting and reporting development
• Manage the annual planning cycle, short and long term plans for the manufacturing and sourcing unit.
• Product costing - Responsible for product costing runs, standard costs and monitoring plant variance development
• Participate in cost improvement projects (CIP) and lean initiatives with operational team members.
• Follow-up on operational metrics and scorecards, and forecast P&L and Balance Sheet impacts
• Ensure efficient capital spending (CAPEX) and Inventory - Establish ROI culture and tight cost and inventory control
• Lead make vs. buy analyses for new products
• Participate in new product planning meetings, production updates, and improvement initiatives
• Support the annual audit, insurance reporting and other inquiries
• Other tasks as assigned

About You:

• Min. Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or other relevant field OR equivalent experience
• Min. 3-5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment with good understanding of supply chain operations.
• Solid experience in financial planning and analysis processes
• Business understanding; knowledge/experience of consumer good industry
• Advanced skills in MS-office tools. Well experienced in ERP and BI systems. Knowledge from JD Edwards, SAP, HFM, Tableau and other similar reporting tools seen as a benefit.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and cooperation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities as well as ability to translate business insight into actions.
• Project management & organizational skills.
• Ability to work well independently and in team

*If you feel you are a great candidate for this role despite missing some of the experience outlined please apply with a cover letter explaining why you feel this way. We will review all cover letters!

The company offers a competitive salary to commensurate with your experience, and benefits for Full-Time employees including medical/dental/vision, paid time off, 401(k), and a discount on our beautiful product!

Last day of application:
2022-07-31

Fiskars Group wants to support the growth of our employees' families. We offer expanded paid leave for parents and military families for all our full-time employees at all locations across the United States. This benefits include fully paid parental leave during birth of a baby, adoption and foster care as well as paid military family benefit. Find out more about the details and guideline of this benefit from the hiring manager or recruiter.

Fiskars Group is the global home of design-driven brands for indoor and outdoor living. Our brands include Fiskars, Gerber, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Moomin by Arabia, Waterford, and Wedgwood. Our brands are present in more than 100 countries and we have more than 350 own stores. We have 7,000 employees and our global net sales in 2021 were EUR 1.3 billion.

We are driven by our common purpose: Pioneering design to make the everyday extraordinary. Since 1649, we have designed products of timeless, purposeful, and functional beauty, while driving innovation and sustainable growth.

Read more: fiskarsgroup.com

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