Cost price analyst
WE ARE LAVO!
LAVO, a division of KIK Household Products, is a North American company with over 4,000 employees across our various sites.
In Quebec, we have 2 plants: LAVO's main plant and head office in Montreal East, and Qualipak, a bottle-blowing plant in Laval. Here, we develop, manufacture and distribute products that are well known to Quebecers, such as La Parisienne, Hertel, Arctic Power, Spring Time, Comet and Old Dutch, not to mention numerous collaborations and production of private labels for our Canadian retailers.
LAVO is also a motivated R&D, marketing, sales, human resources, finance and operations team of professionals with a passion for their field.
For our LAVO division in Montreal, we are looking for a..:
Anlyste Cost price
Reporting to the VP Finance, the Costing Analyst is responsible for supporting the Finance, Sales, Marketing and Operations teams in the analysis of prices, margins, expenses, operating costs and other factors. He/she prepares and analyzes reports and develops BI tools. This role will also support pricing and costing initiatives to improve Lavo's and Qualipak's financial performance.
Role and responsibilities:
- Prepares analyses aimed at improving the company's manufacturing financial performance by identifying key issues, carries out relevant analyses, collects and presents financial information and formulates conclusions.
- Creates analysis reports and participates in the creation and deployment of dashboards (KPIs)
- Leads the month-end closing process and the presentation of raw material costs and inventory variances to senior management (VP Operations, VP Finance and General Manager)
- Collaborates with manufacturing business leaders to understand monthly results and drive change and efficiency in the manufacturing plant.
- Participates in the preparation of financial forecasts and the annual budget
- Determine the cost price of products/services purchased or manufactured and analyze differences between cost prices and standard costs (root cause).
- Responsible for creating and maintaining product bills of materials (BOMs), ranges and item configuration in the ERP system.
- Responsible for reviewing, calculating, and updating annual standard costs to ensure accuracy of inventory valuations, including but not limited to assembling source data, calculations, and maintenance in ERP system.
- Financial manager during the year-end and rolling inventory process
- Responsible for identifying opportunities for cost reduction and process optimization; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement solutions
- In collaboration with the marketing and R&D team, lead the preparation of cost and margin simulations for new products.
Qualifications/ Certifications :
- Bachelor's degree in administration, accounting or finance
- 3 to 5 years' relevant experience
- Manufacturing and retail experience, including marketing programs
- Superior computer skills, with advanced abilities in the full range of MS Office software (Excel, Macros, Powerpoint, data management).
- Knowledge of Oracle's JD Edwards enterprise resource software or other ERP systems
- Knowledge of Oracle Web Intelligence software
- Great attention to detail and sense of urgency, strong analytical skills, initiative, organizational skills, team player
What awaits you at LAVO
- Permanent employment
- Competitive salaries
- Annual salary increases
- Comprehensive group insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, travel, etc.), paid in part by the employer
- KIK's participation in your GENEROUS pension plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Advancement and long-term development
- A dynamic environment where teamwork is a priority
- We are accessible by public transport
- Free parking for our employees
- Buying discounted products
The position is located at the head office in Montreal.
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