Con-Air Industries, a Filtration Group Company, is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier, and more productive by providing quality air filters for homes and community spaces. The Con-Air team is comprised of a passionate workforce that is driven to help families everywhere breathe better. You can find Con-Air’s quality filters on several e-commerce platforms, available directly to consumers under the Aerostar brand.   Learn more at Conair Industries.

The Senior Cost Accounting Analyst is responsible for the maintenance and continuous improvement of the standard costing models for over 4500 SKUs, leading to informed decision making and overall financial performance of the business.  Reporting to the Director of Finance & Accounting, the role has responsibility for key inputs to the month-end close along with analyzing results providing management with clear and accurate reporting related to product cost performance, identification of risks, and opportunities.   In addition, the role plays a critical role in S&OP processes ensuring sales forecasts and production schedules align with product costing models and material forecasts.  Currently, the Senior Analyst is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day work of cycle counting to ensure inventory management and controls are being adhered to along with providing support to the annual audit process.

• Responsible for the standard costing process, including maintaining periodic cost rolls/annual updates. Ensure the use of consistent methodology and provide insights and analysis of the key drivers of change
• Responsible for inputs to the forecasting and close activities, including developing the annual budget, quarterly forecasts, and monthly closes tasks related to logistics and product cost.
• Investigate and understand variances in actual-to-plan performance as it relates to product cost. 
• Ensure that corporate policies, guidelines and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles are adhered to across the inventory and cost accounting process
• Oversee and monitor cost savings tracking and reporting
• Actively participate in discussions regarding key commodity planning assumptions
• Reconcile inventory accounts and provide critical insights into the Product Supply Balance Sheet reporting (Inventory, Reserves, etc.)
• Partner with cross-functional teams within Operations, Finance, etc., to drive business results and meet business objectives

• Minimum 5 years of total related experience with 2 or more years of cost accounting
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business required or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of cost accounting and finance concepts required
• Demonstrated analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experienced ERP systems user along with business intelligence platforms and advanced MS Excel skills.   QAD or Sage a big plus
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Demonstrated ability to interact, influence effectively, and communicate with multiple levels of the organization

More About Filtration Group

Filtration Group is on a mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive. With a passionate workforce, global footprint and world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities, we are driving innovation and developing solutions across a broad spectrum of applications in the fast-growing and rapidly-evolving global filtration industry. We are committed to maintaining an entrepreneurial culture built on a foundation of trust and in which our leaders exhibit a strong bias for action.   

The Company began in 2009 and has rapidly grown organically and through a thoughtful acquisition strategy to be a global leader in the highly attractive filtration industry. Filtration Group has the broadest portfolio of solutions in the industry and has had a particular focus on building a leading platform of solutions focused on the Life Sciences and Indoor Air Quality end markets which are rapidly growing in the current market environment. Filtration Group produces mission critical products with high replacement rates.  Over 80 percent of the Company’s revenue comes from replacement / consumable products, many of which are specified into customer’s products or processes.  With revenues over $2 billion, Filtration Group is consistently recognized as the fastest growing and one of the largest filtration businesses in the world and has a global footprint of 141 facilities in 28 countries. Filtration Group has over 10,000 employees who are united in their Mission to make the world safer, healthier and more productive.