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Wilsonart

Sr. Cost Accountant

Wilsonart, Temple, Texas, us, 76508

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Win at Wilsonart At Wilsonart, we don’t just make surfaces—we build careers. When you join our team, you become part of something bigger: a company driven by innovation, grounded in values, and powered by people who care.

You’ll be surrounded by teammates who take pride in their work and look out for one another. You’ll have the chance to learn, grow and make a real impact. And you’ll be part of a company that believes winning means helping you succeed at work and in life.

Here, you’ll win with:

Support that keeps you well

Medical, dental, and life insurance

Company-paid short- and long-term disability

FSAs and dependent care options

Vision and legal benefits

Gym discounts and wellness clinics

Tuition reimbursement—for you and your dependents

Opportunities to grow

Clear paths to promotion and internal mobility

Training, coaching, and mentorship

Development programs to support your goals

Time for what matters

Paid vacation and holidays in your first year

A culture that respects work-life balance

We’re looking for people who are ready to learn, ready to lead and ready to make a difference. If that sounds like you, you can win at Wilsonart.

This position will be located in Temple, TX.

Primary Responsibilities

In conjunction with site controllers, conduct the monthly financial close of inventory based transactions for the company’s US factories and distribution centers

Prepare various financial analysis related to manufacturing costs, inventory, and expense information

Calculation and maintenance of capitalized manufacturing variances such as PPV, DLV and OHV, aligning amortization with latest inventory DOH

Investigate and resolve significant manufacturing variances to standard costs and significant variances to budgets and forecasts

Ensure proper inventory valuation through analysis of variances to standard for material, labor and overhead, and annual maintenance of standard costs including cost system updates – becoming a subject matter expert on ERP cost system processes and applications

Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, and manufacturing methods to determine effects on costs

Publish monthly details of company inventory positions for executive stakeholders and audit and to support working capital objectives

Support periodic audit requests for the company’s external auditors

Collaborate with the procurement, material specifications quality, R&D and operations in development of annual standard costs

Preparation and analysis of monthly fleet and freight financials to support delivery and costing decisions

Collaborate with the material specifications team to create and maintain standard costs of manufactured inventory using detail bills of material and routings containing time requirements and resource rates

Collaborate with the product teams to identify and record financial exposure related to slow moving and obsolete inventory

Collaborate with the IT team to identify and resolve system related issues as well as refining existing processes

Support the factory management teams when ad hoc requests are made (including ROI analysis for capital investments and validation of cost improvement projects)

Extract and download data using various tools and queries, to develop reports and analysis

Ensure validity and accuracy of ERP through analysis, internal audit, and coordination with inventory control, production and work order processing

Represent Finance/Accounting on teams designed to improve operations, reduce costs, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related field

3+ yrs experience in Finance or Accounting, preferably in Manufacturing Cost Accounting

Background in a fully integrated ERP system (Oracle, SAP, etc.)

Highly proficient in Excel and Microsoft Office

Ability to work under tight deadlines in a team environment

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

High degree of attention to detail

History of collaboration with IT, operational and product teams

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Ability to effectively translate results of detailed analysis into clear, concise and actionable recommendations

Preferred Qualifications

5+ years of experience in Manufacturing Cost Accounting

Oracle R12 experience

Experience with BI, queries, power pivots, and other analytical tools/applications

Centralized experience within a multi-site organization

Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or related field

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