CHROME HEARTS®, the Fine Jewelry, Accessories, Shoes, Fragrance & Home Goods company renowned for its sophisticated life-inspired designs, was conceived in 1988 by Richard Stark in Los Angeles. Honoring a commitment to quality materials and timeless design, CHROME HEARTS® now has thirty+ stores across North America, Europe, and Asia, and can be found in the most exclusive boutiques around the world.
SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE
Reporting directly to the Director of Inventory Accounting within the Finance Team, the Cost Analyst's main focus will be analyzing and synthesizing costing data to help drive decision-making. This role will be responsible for setting up and maintaining accurate processes related to cost accounting, reconciling standards to actual costs, participating in month end close, and assisting in day-to-day operations and associated reporting requirements. This position is designed to closely partner with the Factory teams and is expected to work in-person at our HQ complex in Hollywood, CA (this is not a remote work position).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Establish and process standard cost transactions for material, labor, and overhead; evaluate and resolve variances to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
- Manage the Duty Drawback process beginning with data collection, to drawback submissions, and finally to reporting drawback reclaims to date.
- Produce monthly key performance indicator (KPI) reports to measure performance over time, identify opportunities, and make sensible, actionable recommendations.
- Create and present monthly reporting on manufacturing cost variances, cost of goods sold, bill of materials, turns by location and product category, and detailed margin analysis.
- Evaluate and create product cost updates for new items.
- Participate in annual audit preparations, investigate and resolve findings, discrepancies, and issues of noncompliance.
- Support leadership with ad hoc financial projects and strategic initiatives.
QUALIFICATIONS
- BS/BA in Accounting or Finance. CPA or CMA a plus.
- Cost accounting in consumer products manufacturing environment preferred.
- Excellent quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including significant relevant experience with inventory management.
- Develop, analyze and report on product category cost and profitability metrics that help drive Chrome Hearts to increased product margin levels.
- Experience developing KPIs, analyzing margins and costs, and implementing cost management procedures.
- Must have proactive project management skills.
- 5+ years of cost accounting experience.
- Thorough knowledge of cost accounting principles, systems, and procedures.
- Excellent MS Office and Excel skills.
- Strong ERP experience. MS Dynamics 365 experience a plus.
- Experienced, analytical thinker who can effectively oversee and implement innovative solutions for cost management, inventory management, and production flows.
- Effective at understanding consolidated cost data and communicating findings with stakeholders.
- Able to build collaborative partnerships with Operations Teams to implement best practices and proactively find solutions to support the continued expansion of Chrome Hearts.
- Excellent verbal and written communication with all levels of the organization.
- Must have a positive attitude, confident demeanor, and be willing to tackle challenging tasks under competing deadlines. This is a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where people at all levels are expected to "roll up their sleeves" and exhibit a "can do" spirit and see projects through to completion.
BENEFITS
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Chrome Hearts provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
The pay range for this role is:130,000 - 150,000 USD per year(Hollywood, CA)
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