Cost Accounting Analyst

what we offer

• a 6-month temporary employment contract
• hybrid work model - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
• flexible working hours (start between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.)
• benefits package: life insurance, private health insurance, Edenred Card, subsidies on the MyBenefit platform, holiday and vacation bonuses
• the opportunity to work daily at a global corporation with an established market position
• work in a close-knit, professional, and supportive team
• work in a modern SSC office in the center of Katowice
• onboarding, handover of tasks from an experienced team member, and assistance during the first month-end close

For our international client (a modern SSC center in Katowice), we are looking for experienced candidates for the position of Cost Accountant.

You will join the global Cost Accounting team, reporting directly to a Team Lead . In this role, you will work closely with EMEA and Asia manufacturing sites , focusing on matters related to physical inventories, variances to standards, issue identification, and the implementation of effective corrective actions . Your financial expertise and strong systems skills will directly support our business partners, ensuring maximum efficiency while you gradually onboard into the company's process standards.

This is a great opportunity for specialists who already have experience in cost accounting, possess exemplary communication skills and are looking for their next concrete career step in a dynamic, international environment.

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your tasks

• ensure the accuracy of individual plant manufacturing processes
• track and analyze production variances, scrap, cycle counts and material variances
• monitor outstanding work orders and ensure they are accounted for
• provide feedback to the appropriate individuals and initiate corrective actions
• work with the manufacturing floor to resolve issues before month end
• communicate results to the plant FP&A team
• perform month/quarter/year end activities in SAP
• monitor closing settlement activities in SAP, settle orders and calculate work in progress if necessary
• calculate, process and analyze in transit and other reserves to ensure inventory valuation
• inventory accounts reconciliation
• participate in the annual cost roll process
• analyze year over year standard cost changes and the impact on the revaluation of inventory
• conduct physical inventory audits, verify the procedures and analyze the results
• participate in SAP go-lives and data validation

what we expect

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance or similar
• 3+ years finance or related business experience
• strong analytical skills, systems knowledge and critical thinking
• working knowledge of SAP or other ERP system
• excellent skills in English
• strong MS Office skills
• ability for periodic short-term travel to plants (2-4 times per year)
• impeccable sense of business ethics
• knowledge of Power BI - nice to have
• prior exposure to finance activities in an industrial manufacturing environment - nive to have

Employment agency entry number 47

this job offer is intended for people over 18 years of age