Senior Cost Accounting Analyst – Manufacturing

Job Title: Senior Cost Accounting Analyst - Manufacturing

FLSA Status: Exempt

Group: Regular – Full Time

Department: Finance

Location: Houston, TX

About Cooper Machinery Services:

Cooper Machinery Services provides natural gas compression equipment and services to customers globally in the Oil & Gas, Power, Transportation, and Marine sectors. With a proud heritage dating back to 1833, Cooper Machinery Services is the OEM for legendary product lines including Cooper-Bessemer™, Ajax™, Superior™, Gemini, TSI, CSI, Enterprise, and Joy. Headquartered in Houston, TX, but with commercial and services hubs around the world, Cooper Machinery Services provides world-class services to more than 22,000 units in its installed base. Our strength is our people. Each employee plays an integral role in our success and growth. With a commitment to our vision that strong relationships drive strong results and better business, our people make Cooper Machinery Services legendary.

Job Overview:

The Senior Cost Accounting Analyst – Manufacturing (Senior Financial Analyst) has key responsibilities for ensuring Cooper’s manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain are contributing consistent and efficient performance to the Cooper business. This role encompasses the support of cost accounting and manufacturing financial reporting, plant financial management and support, financial inventory, and general financial support to key members of Cooper management. This position will be key in continuing to optimize the company’s cost structure and overall financial performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Support various aspects of financial reporting and cost accounting for all of Cooper’s manufacturing and service plants

- Support setting of annual cost updates, variance reporting, and key financial plant & supply chain KPIs, driving action plans and overall performance

- Assist with financial support for established engineering, supply chain, and distribution processes.

- Assist with costing and financial support for larger long term customer projects.

- Support the Cooper COO, Director of Finance, and VP Supply Chain with direct financial analysis, results reporting, and cost optimization projects.

- Assist with large scale inventory management, including controls, planning, and costing.

- Promote manufacturing and cost efficiencies through analysis and partnering with key functional leaders

- Drive excellence in financial reporting and controls, including potential public company accounting readiness.

Required Skills and Experience:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field required

- 3+ years of financial and accounting management in a manufacturing environment required

- Proven experience in driving financial performance through partnering with manufacturing plant leaders and cross-functional teams (supply chain, quality, engineering, HR, etc.)

- Experience in large scale distribution and service environment preferred

- Strong technical skills, including extensive working knowledge of cost accounting, manufacturing processes, and successful internal controls, especially around inventory.

- Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced growth-oriented environment.

Competencies:

- Roll-up-sleeves approach. Self-starter.

- Bias towards action and sense of urgency.

- Ability to influence others through common sense, practical approach.

- Effective and concise communicator.

Cooper Machinery Services is an equal opportunity employer and gives all qualified applicants consideration of employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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