Cost Accounting Mngr.
Greater Salt Lake City Area, Usa
Lumenis INC, UT, USA: Cost Accounting Manager 2006 – 2009 Manage Cost Accounting processes in fully integrated ERP system, including cost analysis, costing of BOMs, budgeting for manufacturing environment, variance analysis, audit physical inventories and budget responsibility for all operation departments.• Responsible for US inventory ($35M - $50M), CYC-CNT and audits.• Manage the budget / forecasts for the Ophthalmic business unit• Analyze P&L's / Balance Sheets together with gross margins and COG's accounts. • Provide financial data to the managers, VP's and participated in major plant decisions as part of management team.• Involved with SAP implementation in the organization, site key user.• Establish and update STD costs, BOM analysis.• Analyze and explain Operation & Impacts on product costing for SLC site.• Key contributor in successful SOX implementation. • Trained in both Six Sigma and 5S philosophies and techniques, participated in yield loss projects involving engineering /operations.• Liaison between accounting and operations / service • ROI calculations and PPV analysis.