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About the Role

The Lead Cost Systems Analyst – Manufacturing will drive the design and governance of manufacturing cost and intercompany processes across ERP platforms. This role requires deep manufacturing cost accounting expertise and leadership in cross-functional solution design within Oracle environments to standardize processes and support strategic business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Act as functional lead for manufacturing cost and inventory accounting processes in Oracle EBS and/or Oracle Cloud.
• Define and govern standard costing frameworks, including global design for cost elements, overhead structures, and cost roll practices.
• Lead design of WIP accounting, job costing, and variance models.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in cost and inventory processes.
• Provide functional leadership for projects, enhancements, and rollouts impacting manufacturing cost and inventory.
• Support month-end and year-end close for manufacturing cost and inventory at a governance level.
• Own intercompany manufacturing and trading design, including price/markup structures, cost flow, and COGS recognition.
• Partner with Finance leadership to align system design with transfer pricing policies and global inventory strategies.
• Establish controls and automation for intercompany balancing, elimination entries, and consolidated reporting.
• Support multi-currency intercompany transactions with proper foreign exchange tracking and compliance documentation.
• Design and maintain intercompany reconciliation frameworks.
• Lead cross-functional workshops to capture business requirements and design future-state processes.
• Translate strategic business objectives into detailed functional designs and Oracle configurations.
• Oversee functional configuration for Oracle Cost Management, Inventory, WIP/Manufacturing, and SLA rules.
• Collaborate with technical teams on solution architecture, integrations, and data strategies.
• Mentor and guide other analysts and key users on best practices for cost accounting in Oracle.
• Develop and maintain functional documentation, process maps, and training materials.
• Serve as escalation point for complex cost accounting issues and system defects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 6-8 years of ERP-based financial systems experience.
• At least 5+ years focused on manufacturing cost accounting and inventory in a multi-plant environment.
• Deep knowledge of manufacturing cost accounting, including global standard costing models, overhead allocation, WIP/job costing, and inventory valuation.
• Extensive, hands-on experience with Oracle Cost Management, Inventory, and WIP/Manufacturing in Oracle EBS (R12) and/or Oracle Cloud.
• Proven experience designing and supporting intercompany manufacturing and trading flows, multi-entity/multi-currency environments, and complex reconciliations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, influence stakeholders, and standardize processes.

Skills

• Standard, actual, and weighted average costing methodologies
• Cost rollup and cost update processes across multi-level BOMs
• Manufacturing variance analysis
• Absorption costing
• Oracle Costing (CMC), Inventory (INV), Work in Process (WIP), and Bills of Material (BOM)
• Subledger Accounting (SLA)
• Intercompany accounting frameworks
• Manufacturing execution systems (MES) integration

Experience Level

• 6-8 years of ERP-based financial systems experience
• 5+ years focused on manufacturing cost accounting and inventory

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or related field
• Advanced degree or certification (CPA, CMA) preferred

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and life insurance
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability
• FSAs and dependent care options
• Vision and legal benefits
• Gym discounts and wellness clinics
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
• Clear paths to promotion and internal mobility
• Training, coaching, and mentorship
• Development programs
• Paid vacation and holidays

About the Company

• Wilsonart is a company driven by innovation, grounded in values, and powered by people who care.

Equal Opportunity

• Wilsonart is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, order of protection status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law.