THE OPPORTUNITY 

• Do you have a passion for standard cost accounting?
• Are you ready to bring your extensive cost accounting experience to an expanding organization that is committed to making a meaningful difference in people’s lives?
• Are you looking for a hybrid opportunity to work 2 days a week from home?

ABOUT THE COMPANY 

Solvita, formerly known as Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services (CBC/CTS), is a community-based organization with a national presence currently at $250MM+ annually and a decades-long run of double-digit growth. With over 55 years of experience, Solvita prides itself on its mission of being the leading ethical and innovative partner of choice for quality and customer-focused biologic solutions. Solvita offers challenging opportunities that are on the forefront of cutting-edge technology. Established to meet the growing demand for a centralized system of blood banking, Solvita has grown to its present service area of twenty-five hospitals in fifteen counties with an entirely volunteer donor base. Solvita provides an important link to the communities it serves through recovery, processing, and distribution of 1MM+ tissue grafts each year. Solvita has six locations across the country. This position is in Kettering, Ohio and onsite 3 days/week.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Reporting to the CFO, this position will provide leadership and oversight of cost accounting. This role also:

• Owns the standard cost process including updating material, labor, and overhead costs annually.
• Develops financial models to evaluate new customer proposals, and estimates costs of new products and processes.
• Supports CFO with financial models related to M&A activities.
• Plans, studies, and collects data to determine costs of business activity (raw material purchases, inventory and labor).
• Analyzes changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on cost.
• Analyzes actual manufacturing costs and prepares periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Performs audits of costs and prepares follow-up reports.
• Creates reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products, processes and services.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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IDEAL CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting required
• 5+ years of experience in cost accounting
• Demonstrated proficiency in systems including Microsoft Dynamics or a similar ERP, and Microsoft Excel

KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Demonstrated ability to interface effectively with all levels of management and communicate effectively with internal and external customers.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment that is hybrid and manage time & priorities and work well under pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

DIVERSITY/INCLUSION STATEMENT

Gilman Partners is committed to strengthening leadership teams and elevating the talent in our communities – and that means all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ability, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or national origin. You do not have to meet every qualification in this job description to apply. If you are drawn to the position and believe your experience makes you a good fit, we encourage you to reach out.