SK Siltron, Hiring for Cost Accountant Job at Bay City, MI Full Time

Company Background

SK Siltron CSS, a subsidiary of South Korea-based SK Siltron and the SK Group, offers a reliable global source of leading edge, production proven, high crystal quality silicon carbide (SiC) wafers and epitaxy services.

SK Siltron has been part of the semiconductor industry in Korea and throughout the world for more than 35 years, pursuing global leadership in semiconductor development through fundamental competitive innovation in technology, manufacturing, infrastructure, and talented people. Recent acquisition of state-of-the-art technologies for SiC wafer production from DuPont extends the company’s capabilities in developing and manufacturing semiconductor wafers.

As a vertically integrated SiC material supplier with technology and manufacturing expertise from crystal growth through wafer fabrication and epitaxy, SK Siltron CSS is well-positioned to provide technology to meet demands linked to global megatrends – including improved environmental sustainability, increased electricity demand and higher energy efficiency – through the latest generation of wideband gap semiconductor materials.

Job Description

The SK Siltron CSS has a unique opportunity for a Cost Accountant located in the Bay City, Mi area. The Cost Accountant role will be part of the finance team supporting the SiC wafer businesses aligned to the SK group.

Key responsibilities include:

• Primary responsibilities include budgeting, product costing, recording, reporting, analyzing, and communicating functional/business activity and financial results.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and prepare regular reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Makes estimates of new and proposed product costs and provide management with reports that specify and compare factors that affect prices and profitability of products or services.
• Maintains the cost accounting master data such as cost centers, business processes and statistical key figures.
• Creates and modifies basic allocation models and tools such as assessment and distribution cycles, templates, and models of product costs.
• Carries out periodic planning, costs materials and creates cost estimates.
• Perform daily activities such as cost and revenue positions or changes in material prices.
• Performs and monitors period-end closing in CO and related areas.
• Uses the information system to analyze the results of the cost management activities.
• Ensures activity is accurate and complete and in compliance with accounting standards.
• Complete product costing of materials, review for variances and correct/communicate results to business/plant management.
• Provide financial analysis to function/business management teams as needed for project studies, options analysis, productivity/benchmarking measurements.
• Develop the cost structure of new business model.
• Facilitate the budget setting process and monthly/quarterly estimate process.

Critical Success Factors / Competencies:

• Integral to this role is establishing and maintaining an ongoing working relationship with other sub-processes and functions.
• Demonstrated technical accounting ability through greater than two years of directly applicable experience.
• Demonstrated initiative competency, as well as the ability to identify root causes of issues and discover/implement practical solutions.
• Open to and proposes new ideas to improve existing work processes.

Required and Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree
• Minimum of 2 years of accounting experience with SAP CO module and the related module (such as MM/PP/SD module)
• Strong understanding and knowledge of accounting/finance principles, such as GAAP, FASB, company accounting policy manual.
• Analytical skills are necessary to independently gather, assess and analyze business issues to actively participate in company/business decisions.
• Technology (computer) skills are essential to success such as SAP ERP knowledge, Microsoft Excel including Pivots Tables and reporting tools.
• Effective interpersonal skills necessary to communicate analysis, results, and business issues with management.
• A minimum requirement for this U. S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U. S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Benefits:

In addition to your competitive salary, as an SK Siltron CSS employee, you are eligible to participate in our extraordinary benefits package which includes a generous PTO and holiday allowance, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with no employee premium, and an exceptional 401k plan with auto enrollment and employer matching.  Additionally, employees also enjoy such benefits as supplemental voluntary life policies, flexible work arrangements, and wellness benefits.  

SK Siltron, CSS is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Physical Setting:

• Office

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location