We are seeking a Cost Accountant to join our growing team in our dynamic company. The Cost Accountant will provide hands-on execution, administration, and oversight of the manufacturing operations accounting function and will work to improve our strong financial controls and compliance. The position will be a key member of the accounting team and has an abundance of opportunities available for you to grow your career. This position will report to the VP of Finance.

• Responsible for all activities related to Cost Accounting management and Inventory processes for a growing manufacturing business.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge of standard costing concepts in a manufacturing environment, including analysis, research, and reporting of production variances.
• Perform annually labor and overhead studies to ensure appropriate standard costing rates.
• Lead periodic inventory counts and work with operations personnel to implement cycle-counting processes to ensure reliability of ERP inventory reporting.
• Understand and execute ERP processes required for maintaining accuracy of inventory quantities and valuations.
• Assess current inventory and costing processes and develop improvement opportunities for closing control gaps and improving accuracy.
• Responsible for month-end processes and balance sheet reconciliations for inventory related accounts and reserves to drive reliable and compliant financial reporting.
• Establish, maintain, and ensure adherence to company and accounting-related policies and procedures.
• Key business partner for commercial, operations, purchasing, and logistics managers to support profitable decision-making.
• Assist in the forecasting and annual budgeting process.
• Assist in the preparation of reports and documentation for external auditors as needed.
• Other special projects assigned by management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting
• Minimum 1-3 years cost accounting experience within a manufacturing environment is required.
• Ability to solve and analyze problems, multi-task, meet deadlines, and learn new skills and systems.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency with Excel.
• Detail-oriented, able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, and able to perform tasks both in a team as well as individually.
• Desire for continuous learning and flexibility to work in multiple areas.

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.