Cost Analyst in Montreal, Quebec

We Create Products and Brands That People Trust to Clean, Sanitize, and Protect Their Homes, Pools, and Cars.

When you join KIK Consumer Products, you’re joining a team that cares about the work we do and also about each other. We bring exceptional brands and products to consumers that help them protect the health and wellness of their families, the cleanliness of their homes and pools. We are committed to building a culture of performance driven by accountability, empowerment, collaboration, and agility that enables timely fact-based decision-making and exceptional execution with unwavering ethics. As one of North America’s largest independent manufacturers of consumer products, KIK helps a large portfolio of brands and retailers bring their products to life.

Your Role at KIK-LAVO

Reporting to the Finance Vice President, the Financial Cost Analyst identifies, analyzes, collects and presents complete and relevant financial information to improve the company’s manufacturing and inventory financial performance, creates analysis reports and dashboards using JD Edwards, SAP BI (Business Object), Crystal Reports and the Office suite.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Prepares analyses aimed at improving the company’s manufacturing financial performance by identifying key issues, conducts relevant analysis, collects and presents financial information, and formulates conclusions.

• Creates analysis reports and participates in the creation and deployment of dashboards (KPIs)

• Lead the raw material costs/ inventory variances month-end close process and presentation to Sr. Leaderships (VP Operation, VP Finance, and General Manager)

• Partners with manufacturing business leaders to understand monthly results and drive change and efficiency in the manufacturing plant

• Participates in the development of financial forecasts, and annual budget

• Determines the cost price of products/services purchased or manufactured and analyze the differences between cost prices and standard costs (Root cause)

• Own the creation & maintenance of product bills of materials (BOMs), Routings, and items configuration in the ERP system

• Reviews, calculates, and updates annual standard costs to ensure accuracy of inventory valuations, including but not limited to assembly of source data, calculations, and maintenance within the ERP system

• Finance lead during the year-end inventory count and cycle count process

• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and process optimization; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and implement solutions

• Working with the Marketing and R&D team, will lead the preparation of costings & margin simulations for new products

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

• 3-5 years relevant experience

• ERP Systems & data query systems such as SAP BI & Crystal Reports

• Experience in manufacturing and retail industries

• Expert computer skills in the full range of office software MS Office (Excel, Macros, PowerPoint, data management)

• Strong knowledge of JD Edwards Oracle ERP or similar ERP

• Knowledge of SAP Web Intelligence

• Strong attention to detail and sense of urgency, strong analytical skills, sense of initiative, organizational skills, team player

• Bilingual French / English both oral and written

What You Will Get

• Permanent employment

• Competitive salaries

• Annual salary increases and bonuses

• Group insurance (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, travel, etc.)

• KIK participation in your pension plan

• Employee assistance program

• Long-term advancement and development opportunities

• A dynamic environment where teamwork is a priority

• Easily accessible by public transit

About KIK

We create the products and brands that people trust to clean, sanitize, and protect their homes and pools. We are one of North America’s largest independent consumer product manufacturers with 20 North American manufacturing facilities. We also operate globally in Europe, Asia, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. We are known for our portfolio of over 40 brands including Spic and Span® and Comet® cleaning products, Clorox® Pool&Spa™ (under license), BioGuard®, and Natural Chemistry® pool chemicals. We are also the #1 producer in North America of store-brand (“private label”) bleach and a leading private-label provider of laundry detergent and additives, dishwashing products, general-purpose cleaning, and other home care products.

Our global team of over 2,500 employees drives our capabilities in product development, product formulation, strategic sourcing, manufacturing, packaging design, brand marketing, project management, quality assurance, compliance, distribution, and logistics.

Our organization is constantly evolving and is driven by a set of “One KIK” values – a dedication to following through on commitments in a customer-focused, profit-motivated way; while never compromising on safety, ethics, or integrity.

KIK is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. KIK does not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, status in uniformed services, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, genetic information or any other status protected by law.

KIK is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application, or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of the job, please contact Human Resources immediately.

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