Senior Cost Accountant

At Motorola Solutions, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline.  Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently.  Whether it’s helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.  Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.

Motorola Solutions Finance Operation Center is a department of Motorola in Kraków which gives you an opportunity to participate in the setup of the new organization. The center is a part of our global network of Finance Operation Centers (FOC) which provides world-class finance, accounting and purchasing services to Motorola branches in Europe, Middle East, Africa and US region. It is a dynamic environment where your ideas and input will be valued and where you will do some of the best work of your life.

• Special cost accounting functions for US supply chain activity
• Monthly reconciliation of US supply chain inventory accounts with emphasis on reducing/avoidance of any aged items
• Manage reserve accounts for excess and obsolete material and present reserve changes to management on a quarterly basis
• Manage inventory balances for Motorola owned inventory at external manufacturer sites
• Capitalize software royalty pre payments and buyouts, establish amortization schedules and process monthly amortization entries
• Responsible for monthly and quarterly journal entries related to the above
• Ensure financial integrity of US COGS on G/L with reconciliation to data warehouse and partner with IT as necessary for any issues
• Create credit memos monthly for international, Federal & internal returns to Elgin Supply Chain
• Provide support to shared services team for any occurring issues
• Monthly/quarterly inventory reporting
• Assist with SOx testing as required for Elgin sites
• Assist with PwC audit requests/testing as needed for Elgin sites
• Prepare the ship cutoff COGS testing quarterly for Elgin DC, factory, consolidation and escalate any issues
• Lead and participate in ad hoc projects as necessary

• 3+ years of finance/accounting experience
• Strong knowledge in cost accounting concepts, able to grasp difficult concepts and identify areas for improvements
• Technical literacy -  preferably good knowledge of Oracle EBS applications, MS Excel 
• Degree in Accounting/Finance preferably
• Excellent English
• Strong communication and leadership skills and able to interact with all levels of staff, both locally and internationally
• Strong organizational skills, able to coordinate with all departments
• Self-motivated, assertive, innovative and results driven with ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
• Drive process improvement and standardization
• Always question the status quo