Manager, Cost Accounting

THE ROLE: 
The Manager, Cost Accounting, will oversee various aspect of cost accounting and related financial reporting of APAC and America’s GBS CoEs and Manufacturing. Critical to the role is the ability to develop efficient and effective standardized processes and implement automation to support our global cost accounting and reporting functions, including global transfer pricing. This role will maintain communication with various stakeholders worldwide to resolve issues and implement best practices.

 

HOW YOU WOULD CONTRIBUTE: 
•    Develop and maintain global standardized processes related to manufacturing and cost accounting
•    Support and enhance global transfer profit program, identify potential issues, and work with countries to provide resolutions
•    Drive cost accounting automation projects design, implementation, and testing (Transfer profit review by local countries, global reserve)
•    Analyze manufacturing costs and its downstream impact on distribution cost
•    Provide guidance and best practices related to cost accounting to GBS CoEs
•    Develop, oversee and analyze monthly financial reporting packages of GBS CoEs to regional controllers related to Sales, Gross Profit, and Inventory activity; identify potential issues and suggest improvements
•    Maintain cost accounting desktop procedures to be used as instructions globally to reduce time for re-training employees
•    Support requests from auditors, compliance, and tax departments
•    Perform additional duties as assigned.

 

WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT THE TEAM: 
Team is comprised of a multinational group of cost accountants with significant years of experience in accounting, internal control development and data analytics.  Environment promotes a spirit of collaboration across all departments within the company in a continual effort to “Build it Better” leveraging data automation and reporting tools built around “World Class” standardized processes and controls.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None
 

SKILLS AND BACKGROUND REQUIRED TO BE SUCCESSFUL: 

• Strong accounting skills and experience, in conjunction with strong analytical skills 
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel, including building of complex financial models
• Highly motivated with demonstrated leadership skills 
• Experience utilizing leading ERP software, proficiency with Oracle is an advantage
• 7+ years professional experience in Accounting or Financial Analysis with public companies
• 3+ years experience with Inventory and/or Cost Accounting
• Professional experience within a manufacturing environment is preferred

Education

• Bachelor's (BS/BA/BBA) degree in accounting

Herbalife offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees in the U.S. (limited to the 50 States and the District of Columbia), which includes Group Health Programs, other Voluntary Benefit Programs, and Paid Time Off. Group Health Programs include Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Basic Life/AD&D; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Other Voluntary Benefit Programs include a 401(k) plan, Wellness Incentive Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), Supplemental Life/Critical Illness/Hospitalization/Accident Insurance, and Pet Insurance. Paid time off includes Company-observed U.S. Holidays, Floating Holidays, Vacation, Sick Time, a Volunteer Program, Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave, Bereavement Leave, Personal Leave and time off for voting.