Senior Cost Accountant

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Senior Cost Accountant-Everett, WA (Hybrid)

Allegion is currently looking for a self-starter who is willing to roll their sleeves up and dive into the details to drive change in our fast growing and changing company. This position is a great opportunity to use your technical financial skills, along with working cross-functionally with many different departments. You will need to think broadly, be curious, use data to drive decision making and be comfortable challenging the status quo. This hybrid role is located in Everett, Washington and reports directly to the Controller for AD Systems in Allegion's Door & Window Strategic Business Unit. This role is responsible for leading the analysis of product costing and ensuring its accuracy for the business. This role should drive consistent and accurate analyses with key insights to drive business performance while maintaining a strong control environment.

What You Will Do :

• Serve as a well-respected business partner and financial resource, with frequent partnership with manufacturing, supply chain management, project management, sales, engineering and IT
• Assist Controller in financial analysis on drivers of business performance, including project margin analysis, productivity, and inflation; suggest actions for improving business performance.
• Lead annual standard setting process and maintain accurate costing, perform cost rolls of inventory, and investigate deviations from standards.
• Collaborate with business partners on inventory reporting process, including forecasting future inventory levels and turns; partner with supply chain to identify mitigating actions to improve inventory velocity and cash flow
• Participate in annual physical inventory
• Review all sales orders for accuracy of revenue recognition
• Review and analyze all production variances by production order
• Responsible for month-end accounting close activities including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations, analysis and presentation.
• Own Cycle Count Process and maintain weekly metrics.
• Support Controller with submission of forecasts, annual operating plans, and other deliverables and ad hoc analyses, as needed.
• Adhere to Allegion internal controls and accounting policies
• Partner with the business to implement process control strategies around functional areas and IT systems, specifically focused on process simplification, automation, standardization, and internal control enhancements.

What You Need to Succeed :

Why Work for Us?

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What You'll Get from Us :

Compensation : This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience. The expected Base Salary Range : 90,800-160,700. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.

Apply Today! Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow's world a safer place! Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role.

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