Job Title: Senior Cost Analyst
Department: Accounting
Reports To: Director of Finance and Purchasing
FLSA Status: Exempt
SUMMARY
Our vision for this position is to gain a thorough understanding of our Cost Accounting and Production
System (CADIOS) and find ways to proactively use it to manage production costs. This position will also
be the primary Accounting liaison with the Toyo corporate office in Japan.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Become the subject matter expert on CADIOS.
Understand the material transactions and investigate monthly variances within CADIOS.
Work with Japan to better use CADIOS to manage our production costs.
Plan and direct the Fixed Asset inventory.
Help departments analyze ROI on new projects and verify upon completion.
Actively participates in budget planning process by developing annual budget for labor and other costs as
assigned.
LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES
Leads by example in the effective execution of all duties and responsibilities related to the position.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelors degree (B. S.) from four-year college or university; or ten years related experience and/or
training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Cost Accounting and Cost Management
experience is required. CPA certification highly preferred. Experience with SAP S4 HANA would be a
significant advantage.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Must be able to speak Japanese fluently. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.
Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of
the business community. Ability to effectively present information to top management, customers, plant
personnel, regulatory agencies, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test
reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an
extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract
and concrete variables.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
CPA highly preferred
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to touch, handle,
or feel and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The
employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to
10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job
include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be
made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The primary work
environment will be an office environment but time will also be spent on the production floor.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
KEY RESULT AREAS (KRA’S):
SAFETY: Lead by example in the practice of safe behaviors. Personally maintain an accident/injury
free status.
QUALITY: Ensure the quality of the team’s services meet or exceed customer’s expectations.
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT: Take advantage of continuing education and training opportunities to
ensure continued growth and development in the finance field.
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: Maintain performance level that meets or exceeds
customer expectations. Ensure timeliness in providing data, reports and other pertinent
information to management regarding cost.
LEADERSHIP: Lead by example in all areas of responsibility. Exhibit professional conduct in
dealing with others. Foster a spirit of teamwork in working with others through personal
example.
KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
Demonstrated cooperation with other team members and departments.
Maintain accident/injury free status and observation of EHS policy and practices.
Timeliness and accuracy of reports, data and other information pertinent to cost.
REQUIRED TRAINING FOR THIS POSITION
Training Required Frequency
Departmental Policies and Procedures Annually then as changes are made
Accounting Rules & Regulation Up-Dates. Annually
