Cost Accounting Manager - Project Opportunity

As one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life. We've been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 60 years now. Today, worldwide more than 8,500 employees are working on this permanent challenge, at over 90 locations on all continents.

New temporary project opportunity (up to 18 months) for a Cost Accounting Manager to join the Bruker Nano Surfaces & Metrology group.

Manage the cost accounting team to ensure accuracy of cost and inventory accounting systems.
• Ensure accuracy of standard costs, including material, labor, and overhead rates.
• Responsible for the inventory and warranty reserves.
• Ensure accuracy of all account reconciliations of inventory accounts.
• Review and analyze monthly reports for PPV, revaluation, and other miscellaneous COGS transactions.
• Review and prepare monthly journals relating to COGS and Inventory.
• Review, analyze, and coordinate the issuance of reports including Monthly Manufacturing Variances.
• Maintain a robust manufacturing internal control system and overall controls environment.
• Support and assist Cost Accountants and Business Unit Controllers across sites on manufacturing transactions, labor rates, and associated costs to ensure they're recorded accurately, timely, and in accordance with policy.
• Various ad-hoc projects as needed.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Bachelor Degree in finance or accounting required.
• CPA or Masters degree a plus.
• Minimum 10 years accounting, reporting, and management work experience with progressively increasing responsibility; exceptional knowledge of general, cost, technical accounting, and US GAAP required
• Demonstrated success in managing both internal and external audit engagements.
• Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, computer, analytical, and technical communication, organizational, and presentation skills with fluent written and spoken English.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Excel
• Strong SAP or other large ERP system experience is highly preferred, BPC knowledge is also preferred.
• Energetic and self-motivated with strong people management skills and demonstrated success leading an accounting team within a rapidly changing and diverse, multi-national commercial work environment.
• Initiative-taking, hands-on approach, results orientation, priority setting and high level of professional curiosity.
• Demonstrated success as a trusted advisor, business partner, leader, and change agent with ability to navigate complex organizational topics to gain agreement and alignment.
• Diplomatically addresses complex topics, effectively negotiates with internal and external audiences and builds positive working relationships.
• Possesses leadership competencies, collaboration, teamwork and influencing abilities, effective written and verbal communication, critical thinking skills, plus a drive for results, change and innovation.
• Valid Driver License in good standing, issued by resident state required.
• U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Permanent Resident status required.
• Maintain a valid passport with flexibility for domestic and international travel.
• May be required to pass security clearance investigation.

Bruker is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in light of export control restrictions.

Bruker is a federal contractor and subject to Executive Order 14042. Under Executive Order 14042, all employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (with limited exceptions for those employees who are unable to be vaccinated due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief). You will need to provide proof of vaccination by submitting a copy of your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to Bruker, or obtain a religious or medical exemption, as a condition of employment.