Cost Accounting Specialist

Responsibilities for this Position

Position Title: Cost Accounting Specialist

Location: Sterling Heights, MI, United States

Category: Accounting/Finance

Job Type: Full-Time

Country: United States

State: MI

City: Sterling Heights

Remote Work Options: On-Site

Security Clearance Required: None

Career Level: Mid-Career

Requisition ID: 16041707

Description: Cost Accounting Specialist

Company Information

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

What We Offer

Whether you are starting your career or an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is impactful and built for you.

• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending.
• Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
• 401k Match (6%)
• Educational Assistance (Up to 10k per year)
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off).
• On-going learning opportunities within rewarding work environment.
• Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track.

Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role

• Monitoring of movement of inventory between contracts to ensure proper usage and costing by contract.
• Monitoring of part classifications and utilization of common inventory to ensure proper identification of parts and costing for allocation of cost to contracts.
• Make corrections to part costing in Oracle and prepare journal entries, as needed, to address costing issues identified.
• Maintain databases and macros used in the costing monitoring process
• Provide metrics and root cause analysis to support continuous improvement
• Provide support for miscellaneous requests for BOM (Bill of Material) pricing, WAC (Weighted Average Cost) updates, and other activities.
• Develop and manage corrective actions requests related to receiving, costing and purchasing issues from various functions - provide written guidance, validate actions taken and perform root cause/ corrective actions
• Subject matter expert on material costing participating on various cross functional teams/projects supporting business requirements.
• Provide support to external, internal, management and government auditors
• Provide support to accounts payable in vendor related reconciliations
• Create, update and maintain process playbooks for key responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications Sought

• Bachelors degree required. Accounting or Finance majors preferred.
• 3-5 years experience in a similar role required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with diverse group of people and drive results.
• Ability to work with large datasets and reporting tools (Cognos, OBIEE, Pivot Tables, Microsoft Power BI)
• Exceptional computer skills - in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint (knowledge of pivots tables strongly preferred). Experience in MS Access and creating and editing complex macros highly preferred.
• Oracle eBusiness experience a plus.

Additional Information:

• This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
• Able to bring continuous improvement processes and methodologies to the position. Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills is required. Works well in team and individually
• Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required

GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparableandbusiness considerations when extending an offer.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at www.gd.com. General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Cost Accounting Specialist

Company Information

General Dynamics is a successful Fortune 100, global aerospace and defense company, with over 90,000 employees world-wide. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, has a strong foundation of delivering core engineering and manufacturing capabilities to our clients for military vehicles. Our team is focused on continuous process and productivity improvements that reduce product costs, while increasing troop safety and effectiveness. Land Systems continues to work with the US Armed Forces and its Allies to ensure these vehicles remain survivable, relevant, flexible, affordable and capable of addressing a dynamic threat environment.

What We Offer

Whether you are starting your career or an experienced professional, we offer a Total Rewards package that is impactful and built for you.

• Healthcare including medical, dental, vision, HSA and Flex Spending.
• Competitive base pay, incentive pay that rewards individual and team performance, and comprehensive benefits.
• 401k Match (6%)
• Educational Assistance (Up to 10k per year)
• 9-80 Work Schedule (This position's standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off).
• On-going learning opportunities within rewarding work environment.
• Onsite Cafeteria, remodeled with new equipment Fitness Center, and Outdoor fitness track.

Responsibilities to Anticipate for this role

• Monitoring of movement of inventory between contracts to ensure proper usage and costing by contract.
• Monitoring of part classifications and utilization of common inventory to ensure proper identification of parts and costing for allocation of cost to contracts.
• Make corrections to part costing in Oracle and prepare journal entries, as needed, to address costing issues identified.
• Maintain databases and macros used in the costing monitoring process
• Provide metrics and root cause analysis to support continuous improvement
• Provide support for miscellaneous requests for BOM (Bill of Material) pricing, WAC (Weighted Average Cost) updates, and other activities.
• Develop and manage corrective actions requests related to receiving, costing and purchasing issues from various functions - provide written guidance, validate actions taken and perform root cause/ corrective actions
• Subject matter expert on material costing participating on various cross functional teams/projects supporting business requirements.
• Provide support to external, internal, management and government auditors
• Provide support to accounts payable in vendor related reconciliations
• Create, update and maintain process playbooks for key responsibilities.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications Sought

• Bachelors degree required. Accounting or Finance majors preferred.
• 3-5 years experience in a similar role required
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with diverse group of people and drive results.
• Ability to work with large datasets and reporting tools (Cognos, OBIEE, Pivot Tables, Microsoft Power BI)
• Exceptional computer skills - in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint (knowledge of pivots tables strongly preferred). Experience in MS Access and creating and editing complex macros highly preferred.
• Oracle eBusiness experience a plus.

Additional Information:

• This position may require eligibility to obtain a US security clearance. (Non-US Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance)
• Able to bring continuous improvement processes and methodologies to the position. Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills is required. Works well in team and individually
• Must be able to work occasional evening and/or weekend overtime as required

GDLS considers factors such as, scope/responsibilities of the position, candidate experience, education/training background, in addition to local market comparableandbusiness considerations when extending an offer.

Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people across 65 countries worldwide and in all 50 U.S. states, more information is available at www.gd.com. General Dynamics Land Systems, is a business unit of General Dynamics, and is an innovative leader of ground combat systems' equipment and software for our clients. Our performance-driven team partners with the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corp and other militaries across the Globe to ensure that next generation ground combat vehicles are ready to protect our fighting men and women in uniform. General Dynamics Lands Systems provides a competitive compensation package, site specific flexible work schedules, 401(k) with Company Match; Bonus Eligibility, Employee Development Opportunities, Tuition Reimbursement, On-site Amenities, and comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, General Dynamics Land Systems ("GDLS") provides all persons with equal opportunity and access to all aspects of employment process, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, age, disability, status as a protected veteran, or membership in any group protected by federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. GDLS also is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans.. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation to search or apply for an opportunity with GDLS, please call 586-825-4000 or send an e-mail to for assistance and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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