Sika est une société de produits chimiques spécialisés qui occupe une position de leader mondial dans le développement et la production de systèmes et de produits pour le collage, l'étanchéité, l'amortissement, le renforcement et la protection dans le secteur du bâtiment et de l'industrie. Sika possède des filiales dans 103 pays, produit dans plus de 400 usines et développe des technologies innovantes pour ses clients dans le monde entier. Ce faisant, elle joue un rôle crucial dans la transformation des industries de la construction et du transport en vue d'une plus grande compatibilité avec l'environnement. En 2024, les quelque 33 000 employés de Sika ont généré un chiffre d'affaires annuel de 11,76 milliards de francs suisses.

The Jr. Cost accountant and material data- Coordinator is responsible for entering and maintaining information in the company’s Enterprise Resource Planning system (SAP) to ensure accuracy including creation and extension of item codes, maintaining costs and necessary updates.

What you will be doing:

• Ensure cost is set up properly whenever new code is created or existing code extended.
• Review of cost pricing and analysing variances.
• Support in performing month end activity and preparing reports as and when required.
• Review of production variances on periodic basis.
• Review of factory cost analysis as and when required.
• Creation and extension of Item codes in Material Data Governance (MDG) portal, costing and maintenance of the documentation for master data creation and managing it centrally for Sika Canada.
• Analyze and resolve cross-functional item code data issues.
• Ensure item codes are created accurately and within a reasonable timeframe.
• Responsible for Material Data Governance (MDG portal and monitoring status of item code creation and pending codes to be released for costing.
• Implement corporate requests for code deletions and data maintenance.
• Review item configuration set up (e.g., BU’s, item codes blocked, MRP set up, stock transfer set up etc.) in SAP.
• Provide necessary costing information to the Operation/Sales team as required. 
• Work with costing team to resolve any costing related issues.
• Assist operation team with cost estimation for new project launches.
• Participate in Partial Least Squares (PLS) analysis to determine codes to be discontinued when required.
• Ensuring support in cost roll up activity as and when required.
• Taking part in annual stock verification activity and preparing reports.
• Additional duties as assigned.

• Education: College Diploma in Accounting or equivalent experience (AEC, or DEC in Quebec)
• Bilingual in French and English although French not required outside the province of Quebec
• 3-5 years relevant experience as Jr. cost accountant and handling material data management preferred
• Working knowledge and experience with MS Excel and ERP systems, specifically SAP
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Strong ability to troubleshoot issues and solve problems

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Working indoors both in office and from home office with air conditioning and heating as applicable
• Ergonomic workspace provided
• Conversing by phone and email consistently for full work shifts.

WHAT WE OFFER?

We will provide you with everything you need to excel in your role. You will benefit from a rare combination of autonomy and camaraderie, while being part of a professional team. We will entrust you with responsibilities and offer you an environment that fosters professional development and career growth. From there, we will trust you to do whatever it takes to achieve exceptional results. If you go above and beyond, we will reward you by offering unparalleled support, along with a team of business developers and technical support experts.

Sika is committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals that apply. As an equal opportunity employer Sika will consider all qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, national or ethnic origin, or other protected characteristics. We offer competitive salaries, aligned with local market benchmarks and the specific scope and responsibilities of each role. Compensation is determined based skills relevant to the position, education and/or training.  We are committed to fair and equitable pay practices in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Sika Canada discloses that we use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to assist in the initial screening of applications. However, we want to emphasize that AI does not make final decisions or eliminate candidates from consideration. Our dedicated hiring managers and recruiters carefully review all applications to ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation process. This approach combines the efficiency of AI with the expertise and judgment of our experienced hiring team, allowing us to identify the best candidates while maintaining a human-centered hiring process.