As a Cost Accounting Lead, you will support and train Plant Cost Accounting Specialists while ensuring consistent application of cost accounting standards and standard cost processes across all plants
Job Summary
As a Cost Accounting Lead, you will support and train Plant Cost Accounting Specialists while ensuring consistent application of cost accounting standards and standard cost processes across all plants.
This role leads standard costing governance and consolidates manufacturing variances, inventory costing, and job profitability to identify root causes and financial impacts, partnering cross-functionally to improve cost processes, strengthen financial controls, and ensure accurate, timely reporting.
Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies, employing about 68,000 people and manufacturing products in 51 facilities across 19 countries.
Matching Summary
As a Cost Accounting Lead, you will support and train Plant Cost Accounting Specialists while ensuring consistent application of cost accounting standards and standard cost processes across all plants.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Cost accounting standards application
Standard cost process governance
Manufacturing variance analysis
Inventory costing consolidation
Financial controls strengthening
Month-end close assistance
SAP ERP systems proficiency
Nice-to-have
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Effective verbal and written communication
Microsoft Excel advanced skills
Independent workload management
Cross-functional collaboration
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance
5+ years accounting experience in manufacturing
Knowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
Understanding of GAAP
Experience with trial balances and financial statements