Accounting, Accounting Close, Administrative Skills, Bill of Materials (BOM), Cargo/Freight, Cost Accounting, Cost Analysis, Cross-Functional, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Financial Operations, Financial Reporting, Inventory Costs, Inventory Reports, Journal Entries, Leadership, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Cost, Microsoft Excel, Operational Support, Pivot Tables, Problem Solving Skills, Product Costing, Product Support, Purchasing/Procurement, Reconciliation, SAP, Variance Analysis, Vlookups
The Financial Analyst - Cost Accounting supports product costing, financial analysis, and accounting control for the Engines business. You'll partner with Engineering, Purchasing, Manufacturing, and Finance to drive cost transparency and operational decision-making across multiple manufacturing locations. Open to candidates across experience levels.
This role is hybrid-eligible, with primary locations in Kohler, WI and Milwaukee, WI.
Specific Responsibilities:
Product Costing & Standards
- Develop, maintain, and analyze standard costs using cross-functional inputs.
- Review Bills of Material, routings, and material master data to ensure accurate product costs.
- Create and maintain Accounting and Costing views in SAP for new and existing materials.
- Load annual purchase standards, tariffs, freight, and surcharges across assigned plants.
Cost Runs & Variance Analysis
- Coordinate and execute annual standard cost runs (baseline, purchase, BOM change, activity rate).
- Analyze cost changes and communicate impacts to Finance and Operations leadership.
Financial Close & Reporting
- Support monthly close activities including journal entries, SAP data extraction, and reconciliations.
- Compile and distribute recurring reports covering inventory, productivity, and finished goods.
Inventory & Operational Support
- Prepare global inventory status, excess & obsolete, and in-transit inventory reports.
- Resolve invoice posting issues and support quality/blocked inventory reporting.
Cross-Functional & Administrative Support
- Provide backup support across the finance team and assist with ad-hoc projects as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
- 0-5 years of experience in cost accounting or manufacturing finance.
- Foundational knowledge of cost accounting, inventory accounting, or variance analysis (coursework or internship counts).
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, basic financial modeling).
- Familiarity with ERP systems; SAP exposure a plus.
* Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.