
Cost Accounting Specialist I, Experienced
Required skills
Excel
As a Cost Accounting Specialist you will Lead will report to Costs USCA Supervisor and will be support the cost accountant accomplish standard cost of manufactured and purchased products/materials. Performing cost analysis and monthly reports.
Descripción
As a Cost Accounting Specialist you will Lead will report to Costs USCA Supervisor and will be support the cost accountant accomplish standard cost of manufactured and purchased products/materials. Performing cost analysis and monthly reports.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support mid-month and month-end closing activities, including identifying SLA errors, preprocessors, and variance reports.
- Participate in quarterly recoats, including understanding PPV drivers, working with technical teams on batch size changes, and resolving high variance items.
- Follow up daily and correct health checks.
- Confirm prices for margin hold on Mondays.
- Calculate overhead percentages on Thursdays.
- Elaborate on weekly batch variances and send important comments to SBU Cost Accountants.
- Understand PPV (Purchase Price Variance) and IPV (Invoice Price Variance) for WHSE.
- Copy monthly cost activity.
- Download Cost comparison files to ensure correct data.
- Participate in physical inventories (semester or annual).
- Complete annual re-cost.
- Elaborate on the calculation memory.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Accounting, or Finance
- +3 Years experience.
- Advance English skills.
- Knowledge of accounting principles.
- Experience with MS Excel (ability to maintain complex spreadsheets)
About us:
Here at PPG we make it happen, and we are looking for candidates of the highest integrity who share our values, with the commitment and drive to strive today to do better than yesterday – everyday.
PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD™
Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @ PPG on Twitter.
At PPG we use AI in the hiring process to make the process more efficient. AI tools do not make hiring decisions. You can learn more by going to
https://careers.ppg.com/us/en/candidate-resources.
PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees. We offer an opportunity to grow your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. If you need assistance to complete your application due to a disability, please email recruiting@ppg.com.
PPG values your feedback on our recruiting process. We encourage you to visit Glassdoor.com and provide feedback on the process, so that we can do better today than yesterday.
Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.
PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary by location which allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.
Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees. Any insurance coverages and benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
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