CryoLife - Kennesaw, GA
posted about 2 months ago
The Senior Manager, Cost Accounting at Artivion, Inc. plays a pivotal role in overseeing the costing, gross margin, and inventory reporting processes within the organization. This position is crucial for ensuring that accurate, timely, and insightful financial data is available to support strategic business decisions. The Senior Manager will lead the development and management of cost models, oversee budgeting for costs and inventory, and ensure compliance with internal controls over cost accounting processes. This role requires a strong analytical mindset and the ability to collaborate effectively with various departments, including operations, finance, and IT, to enhance reporting capabilities and drive process improvements. In this position, the Senior Manager will be responsible for managing domestic models and standard costing, which includes the monthly preparation of cost models and the execution of standard costing. The role also involves maintaining and improving production summary trending and analyses, developing key performance indicators (KPIs) in collaboration with senior management and operations, and overseeing the review and updates of bills of materials (BOM) and routing used in domestic costing. Additionally, the Senior Manager will manage cost accounting functions, including conducting physical and cycle counts of inventory, preparing account reconciliations, and reviewing cost and inventory journal entries. The position also entails overseeing the preparation of domestic budget models, providing detailed analyses of costs, obsolescence, gross margin, and inventory to support strategic business decisions. Furthermore, the Senior Manager will lead the creation and distribution of monthly cost, gross margin, and inventory reporting, providing cost analyses to support decision-making processes. The role requires a proactive approach to process improvements, leading projects aimed at enhancing reporting tools and capabilities, and identifying opportunities for automation and standardization in cost and gross margin reporting. Collaboration with various stakeholders is essential to ensure alignment on cost, gross margin, and inventory needs, as well as to support the business in identifying opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.