Costing Specialist

Guardian is a diversified global manufacturing company headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan, with leading positions in float glass and fabricated glass products for commercial, residential and transportation applications as well as one of the world’s largest producers of automotive plastic trim products. Guardian, its subsidiaries and affiliates employ 18,000 people and operate facilities throughout North America, Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Guardian is a whole-owned subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately owned businesses in the US.

What You Will Do In Your Role

• Expert knowledge and understanding of costing model applied in Guardian
• Ongoing cost model ownership for multiple locations (changes of key drivers/rates/purchase prices; updates to key stakeholders in finance or others e.g. operations on changes)
• Sales and profitability data calculation and validation
• Journal calculation (incl. Finished Goods, Raw Materials, Work in Progress, Reserves (obsolescence, LCM)
• Close cooperation with accounting team responsible for journals booking
• Optimization of recently implemented new costing system and global process standardization. Continually work toward enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, and customer experience of costing and profitability services
• Update of intercompany prices
• Assist in Annual Operating Plan – resource cost and production parameters updates in the model
• Ensure strong internal controls are established and maintained in the costing activities
• Perform variance analysis
• Support the audit requests and ad hoc questions in the company from costing area

What Will Put You Ahead

• Resilient in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Proven ability of implementing best practices in a shared services environment (experience in process improvement department considered as a plus)
• Understanding and knowledge of glass manuf

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills in English
• General knowledge of manufacturing plant costing practices and models
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to problem solve and use technology to improve the efficiency of the team
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills (advanced Excel is required)