Overview:
Job Description:
Are you an experienced Manager - Cost Accounting with a keen eye for financial precision, who likes to oversee all aspects of the Cost Accounting function and manage the global Cost Accounting team? Do you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative, international environment where you can contribute to affordability of high-quality healthcare?
We are looking for a Manager - Cost Accounting to play a pivotal role in our financial operations. As a Manager - Cost Accounting you are overseeing and optimizing our global cost accounting processes, including month-end close, inventory valuation, standard costing, and variance analysis. You ensure that costs for our products are allocated accurately, adhering to corporate procedures and financial accounting standards. In this position, your expertise will impact strategic decision-making and leads to improved production efficiency and cost optimization, without compromising on product quality.
You will work closely together with Operations, Material Planning, Warehouse, Engineering and global Finance teams. You will report to the Vice President - Finance at our headquarters in California and be based at our European headquarters in Amersfoort, NL. You have 4 direct reports located in the US. This job requires frequent traveling to the US and regular work outside of business hours to overlap with the Californian time zone (PT).
Within Applied Medical this position has the internal job title of Manager - Cost Accounting.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience using a standard cost model in the manufacturing industry
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on management experience
• Work experience in an international environment, with a preference for experience in a U.S.-based setting
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing variances, overhead absorption, inventory valuation, and standard cost
• Extensive experience with inventory and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) account reconciliations and related accounting
• Experience with inventory cycle count process
• Proficiency in month-end closing and working in a fast-paced environment
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Attention to detail, strong analytical and financial troubleshooting skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experiences with SAP software is preferre

• Oversee all aspects of global cost of goods sold (COGS), inventory accounting and valuation, and provide strategic direction for the cost accounting function
• Maintain and manage the Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP) costing system to ensure accurate product costs, inventory valuation, and gross margin and variance analysis
• Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close process for costing and inventory modules, to ensure accuracy of transactions, journal entries, account analysis, reconciliations, and processes and procedures documentation, as applicable
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to ensure consistent application of cost accounting principles across the US and international manufacturing plants
• Generate accurate and timely inventory and costing reports to support continuous improvement initiatives in the Operations team
• Collaborate with the Operations, Material Planning, Warehouse, Engineering, and global Finance teams when preparing financial analysis of manufacturing variances, gross margin, and excess and obsolete inventory
• Review standard costs and cost roll-ups for new products and production operations, investigate and resolve significant variances
• Identify opportunities and develop new and robust processes for increased productivity, efficiency, and continuous process improvement
• Interact with internal and external auditors, providing various analysis and audit schedules and ensure compliance with internal control procedures
• Prepare ad hoc reports, perform research on cost accounting questions, and contribute to special projects, as needed
• Provide daily management oversight to the cost accounting team, offering timely informal feedback, and coaching

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience using a standard cost model in the manufacturing industry
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on management experience
• Work experience in an international environment, with a preference for experience in a U.S.-based setting
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing variances, overhead absorption, inventory valuation, and standard cost
• Extensive experience with inventory and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) account reconciliations and related accounting
• Experience with inventory cycle count process
• Proficiency in month-end closing and working in a fast-paced environment
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Attention to detail, strong analytical and financial troubleshooting skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Experiences with SAP software is preferred

We Offer:

• Permanent employment contract
• An international working environment, fueled by respect and a healthy work-life balance tailored to the business and team member’s needs
• 27 paid vacation days (based on fulltime contract) with option to purchase five additional days
• Commuting allowance of €0,23/km or an NS Business card subscription
• A wide variety of internal trainings and development possibilities and a tuition program for external trainings
• The opportunity to pro-actively work on your vitality and fitness
• State-of-the-art facilities, including green areas, in-house restaurant and gymAdditional benefits, such as:
• Attractive pension scheme (your contribution at 4%, ours at 12%)
• €50 net monthly health insurance contribution
• Two (paid) days per year dedicated to volunteering activities
• Several fun company events and meaningful initiatives organized throughout the year

At Applied Medical, we are committed to make a meaningful, positive difference, each and every day. Within our European headquarters in Amersfoort (NL), we develop, manufacture and support the implementation of our advanced medical devices across Europe and the MENA region. Applied’s team members enjoy working in an environmentally friendly and international environment, in which people of diverse backgrounds are valued, challenged, and acknowledged. We support our team members by giving them opportunities of ongoing learning and education, possibilities to take part in community volunteering activities and a variety of onsite exercise classes and health activities.
If you are passionate about working in an organization that allows you to make decisions based upon what is right for the patient, customer, community and environment, Applied Medical is the place for you.