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Position Description:

Accounting Above Market Senior Specialist

In this role, the COSI Above Market Senior Specialist is expected to consolidate global sales, costs sales and eliminate intercompany profit to ensure global P&L and inventory accounts are properly stated. This role will work directly with global costing teams to understand drivers impacting inventory, Sales & COGS accounts and will be responsible for the following:

• Perform the above market monthly close activities which include the tracking and elimination of intercompany profit in inventory, by product and on a consolidated level.

• Oversight of product level reviews to ensure intercompany profit is appropriate and partner with costing team to understand any major drivers/changes.

• Perform product level and consolidated PGM analysis to ensure intercompany profit realized is appropriate and in line with expectations.

• Perform the appropriate recording of the Intercompany Profit Elimination to ensure inventory is appropriately stated.

• Perform the Inter-company profit reconciliation and resolve any significant differences on a timely basis. This will requires partnering with our Global Costings to understand differences and ensure timely resolution.

• Maintain strong internal controls over respective Above Market Processes (i.e., Intercompany Profit Elimination, Standard Revaluation, Months of Supply and Intercompany Reserve processes).

• Provide assistance to local markets/ our manufacturing division on questions related to their actual results.

• Approve various above market journals to support the month end close.

• Perform monthly reconciliation of ICP reserve. Collaborate with global costing to clear differences on a timely basis.

• Identify trends noted in ICP reserve and collaborate with cross functional teams (OTC, ATR) in and identifying ways to address differences.

• Challenging and driving continuous improvement of existing processes through optimization, standardization and stability;

• Support, analysis, and assistance in the AH goals related to consolidated costs, albeit coming from CoE, COSI, our manufacturing division or product / business development integration teams.

• In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, this position will work closely with the COSI Associate Director and Director to identify process improvements and help improve visibility into P&L results when questions come to COSI from local markets and corporate.

Position Qualifications:

Education Minimum Requirement:

• Undergraduate in Accounting required

• CPA preferred

Required Experience and Skills:

• 4+ years accounting/finance experience

• Ability to confidently and effectively interact with senior leaders and stakeholders to assess and understand business requirements, communicate project plans and status, and effectively interact as a leader on projects with global implications

• Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills required along with demonstrated experience working with global and cross-functional teams

• Engages customers and stakeholders and demonstrates knowledge and awareness of their needs/expectation

• Comply with and complete SOX 404 requirements

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Strong analytical skills, detail oriented, effective communication and interpersonal skills, ability to build effective working relationships across functions, willingness and capability to gather data and understand the desired outcomes cross functionally, ability to influence decision making, project management skills and results oriented.

• Experience working in SAP and/or FCCS Director, COSI & Intercompany COE

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Expected salary range:

$83,100.00 - $130,900.00

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

10%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Requisition ID: R279246