For the given job description <<Position: Cost Accountant  Reports to: President The CompanyWith double-digit annual growth rate since our founding in 1998, we are continuing to expand our dynamic team. As a contract manufacturer for in-vitro diagnostics, we make sure great products get made. The Natech learning organization develops collaborative problem solvers who help our customers launch and scale new medical devices.
The OpportunityThis is an opportunity to take our accounting systems to the next level and manage the integration with our publicly listed parent Stratec SE.
Position Responsibilities  Essential FunctionsRun general ledger accounts  bookkeeping including monthly closing according to local GAAP and IFRSUS GAAPMaintenance of cost and profit centers, standard costing, and project-based costing in our ERP system IQMS by Dassault. Overseeing subsystems relevant for Month end closing e.g. semi-annual physical inventory management.Manage staff responsible for accounting data entry and motivate various non-reporting functions to do their part.Monitoring cost variance in concert with Production and Engineering teams.Prepare annual budgets together with Director of Finance and Leadership team members and project budgets with Project Managers.Minimum Qualifications  SkillsBachelor's degree in accounting.5 years of corporate accounting experience at a manufacturing firm according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or US GAAPFluency with Cost & Profit Center Accounting methods in a manufacturing environment.Deep understanding of manufacturing ERP systems and proficiency with Microsoft office.Highly DesirableMasters degree in business administration (MBA) and  or CPA.Ability to write SQL queries and create Crystal Reports.Physical RequirementsProlonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity characteristics or expression, familial status, citizenship status, marital status, disability, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, height, weight or any other legally protected status, in any employment decisions, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, apprenticeship, promotion, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, and any other term and condition of employment. All employment-related decisions are based solely on relevant criteria, including training, experience, education, qualifications, abilities, and suitability.
>> the resume: <<Professional ProfileExpert in Functional Testing .6-Year Record of Proven ResultsSenior software QA testerwith full system development life cycle experience, including designing, developing and implementing test plans, high level calendar test cases and test processes with attention to detail resulting in high quality Change Request and production change implementationsHands-on technology professionalaccustomed to working in complex, project-based environments. Multifaceted experience in QA software testing, system testing, user-acceptance testing and production certification testing.Backed by strong credentialsincluding a Bachelor's degree, certificate in business management and advanced command of various testing tools, agile methodologies and cross-platform skills in Windows, and Unix.
Summary of SkillsTest Plans, Cases & ProcessesFunctional RequirementsDocumentationScrum/Agile MethodologiesUI & Compatibility TestingTest strategiesDefect / Bug TrackingUAT and System TestingTesting AutomationRegression & negative testingData interface and migration testing
Experience07/2014toCurrentSenior Software Quality Assurance TesterGeneral Dynamics–Patuxent River,MD,Serve as a key member of Quality Assurance team for a leading Amdocs telecom customer (T-Mobile).Worked on various front end Amdocs modules including web, CRM, ordering and billing.Key responsibilities include Testing of APIs, Web, widgets and batch jobs (Unix) across modules as part of the system test/Production testing teamsCreate test designs and execute software test plans, cases and scripts to uncover, identify defects in parallel to UATDocument software defects using bug tracking system(QC/ALM) and report defects involving program functionality, output, online screen and content to software developersData creation and analysis.Validation of XML data in the outcome of testing as per business requirementsLogs validations in batch Hotfix (patch) packages testing to productionIdentified and pointed out design gaps during testing of major CRs. Communicated effectively with developers and became a 'go-to-tester' for challenging test cases.Certified patches to productionDeliver QA reports and statuses as requiredPost release production sanity testing during releases identifying defects in productionConduct formal high level calendar design reviews with Customer IT operations  and business groupsProvide knowledge transfer to offshore/peers.08/2013to07/2014QA Tester (Senior SME)Pae Government Services Inc–Camp Lejeune,NC,Worked across testing various Amdocs applications for a leading Amdocs customer (Metro) like API, Payment module, ordering (ASAP).Key member in the production testing team holding following responsibilities:-Production hotfix patch testing for front end and batch applications.Was instrumental in identifying critical escaping defects to production during new release sanity and became a key tester for major new releases.04/2011to08/2013QA Tester (Senior SME)Galaxy Solutions–Nashville,TN,Part of the Change Request testing teamLearned very quickly to become a key iCare(CRM)testing team member which was the latest Amdocs CRM release and a major upgrade for the client.Designed test calendars  and test cases designTest calendar reviews with internal development teams and client as requiredAssisted with user-acceptance testing and defect tracking for  new software releases.Provided recommendations for resolving defects.Executed regression suite adding new test cases based on lessons learnt from production and also from new Change requestsPart of Automation team creating Amdocs iCare module automation test cases using QTP.07/2010to04/2011Operations SchedulerAMDOCS–City,STATE,As a new team member in the operations group quickly learned all the operational tools available to run billing operations for one of the largest Amdocs customers.Became one of the dependable team member individually managing batch operations and critical billing runs with millions of subscribersValidate checklist prior to batch End of Day runsPrepare and build MAPs to run End of Day and other batch jobs Run scheduler and check job logs.Provide first level of triage to jobs failing in production.Follow escalation procedures in place to get development involved and resolve production job failures in a timely mannerProvide reports on job failure/success report trendsMaintain issues list each day and follow up with development teams including action items.11/2006to06/2007QA TesterACCENTURE–City,STATE,Analyzed and interpreted test data and prepared technical reports.Prepared detailed test cases by understanding the business logic and user requirements for testingDocumented the test cases in Testing tool Prepared and executed test cases manually for different modulesResponsible for development of test plan and test cases and checking the screens for Quality AssuranceValidated the application according to client requirementsIdentified errors, issues and documented the defects.
EducationExpected inMarch 1999totoDiploma:Business ManagementAll India Institute of Management Studies-Chennai,GPA:Business ManagementExpected inJune 1997totoBachelor of Commerce:AccountingL.A.D College of Commerce and Science-Nagpur,GPA:Accounting
Technical SkillsHP Quality Center, SoapUI, SQL, XML,
Windows, Linux, Unix, QTP. Understanding of C, C++>>. The result is, No Fit

Fit assessment: No Fit