Cost Accountant - Manufacturing

at  Deciem

WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?

Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder and CEO, Nicola Kilner.
We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us!

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Cost Accountant that will work out of our production facility in Etobicoke. This is a full-time position that requires candidates to work on-site 5 days a week.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE

• Minimum 4+ years of experience in Costing within a Manufacturing Environment
• Strong understanding of Standard Costing, Variance Analysis, New Product Costing, CBA, Month End, Capex Assessment (SOX Compliance is desirable)
• Standard costing experience in an ERP environment (Microsoft D365 experience is desirable)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• University Degree in Accounting, Finance or another relevant field, CPA designation or working toward

• Maintain standard costing system within MS Dynamcis 365, develop standard costs for new items and update all standard costs annually along with supporting analysis and documentation
• Support new product development and product innovation by preparing costing analysis for new products, product changes, promotional activities along with sensitivity analysis and risks/opportunities to proposals
• Complete month end closing procedures including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, management reports and variance analysis with comparisons to standard/budget/forecast
• Work with manufacturing team to develop annual budget and monthly/quarterly forecasts
• Analyze asset utilization, resources allocation and outsourcing alternatives and provide insights and recommendations to support network optimization
• Research, review and analyze key plant operations metrics and provide recommendations for improvements
• Support manufacturing teams in the completion of root cause counter measure analysis relating to labour/material/efficiency/overhead losses
• Perform adhoc research and analysis to support manufacturing initiatives
• Provide financial analysis in support of capital expenditure requests including ROI/Payback Period/NPV
• Perform SOX compliance activities and support internal and external audit engagements