Costing Senior Accountant

Key Responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Costing Operations

• Perform standard cost maintenance and cost updates based on approved inputs.
• Support annual and ad hoc standard cost roll activities.
• Execute routine costing transactions in Oracle ERP.
• Prepare inventory valuation, costing, and inventory movement reports for supported entities.
• Prepare inventory reserve and Profit in Inventory (PII) schedules using approved methodology.
• Validate costing data and highlight unusual variances for Site Finance review.
  
  

Month-End Close and Reporting

• Prepare recurring costing-related balance sheet schedules assigned to SSC.
• Run pre-close report reviews and provide supporting output to Site Finance.
• Support standardized close activities assigned to SSC.
• Monitor completion of assigned close tasks and escalate issues promptly.
• Prepare recurring management reports and ad hoc costing analyses.
• Support trend analysis on inventory and manufacturing costs.
• Provide information needed for business reviews, subject to site ownership and approval.
  
  

Audit and Controls

• Support audit requests by providing organized backup and schedules.
• Maintain supporting documentation and clear audit trails for assigned activities.
  
  

Process Standardization and Transition

• Participate in knowledge transfer from site and regional teams during SSC setup.
• Document SOPs, desktop procedures, and work instructions.
• Help standardize costing reports and templates across supported entities where practical.
• Support UAT and system improvement activities for costing-related processes.
• Maintain a knowledge repository for transferred activities and standard reports.
  
  

Continuous Improvement

• Recommend process improvements to improve efficiency, consistency, and control.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual or repetitive activities.
• Support KPI development and SSC performance tracking as the team grows.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CPA, or CIMA is an advantage.
• 5 to 7 years of manufacturing cost accounting experience preferred.
• Oracle ERP cost accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting tools is an advantage.
• Experience supporting multiple entities or regions is an advantage.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a build-and-transition environment.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management.
• Process documentation and continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work across time zones and support global stakeholders.
  
  

Initial SSC Setup Expectations

• Support transition planning and knowledge transfer from existing regional teams.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, desktop procedures, and training materials.
• Help stabilize migrated processes during hypercare.
• Support onboarding and mentoring of future SSC team members as the function grows.
  
  

About Us

Coherent is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

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