Role OverviewEstablish and lead a centralized Cost Accounting function supporting 13 manufacturing locations while owning standard costing, inventory accounting, financial controls, and cost analysis.
What You Will Do
Develop, implement, and maintain fully loaded standard costs across 13 manufacturing locations, support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, and analyze manufacturing variances.
Why It Might Be a Fit
Join an established manufacturing organization where you can build a centralized cost accounting function, improve costing and inventory processes, and directly influence operational and financial performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience with significant manufacturing cost accounting responsibilities
- At least 5 years of supervisory cost accounting experience required
- Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining standard costing systems in a manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting annual physical inventories across multiple manufacturing facilities
- SAP or similar manufacturing ERP experience
- Strong understanding of GAAP, inventory accounting, cost accounting methodologies, and manufacturing operations
- Experience supporting external audits, internal control frameworks, and SOX compliance
- Experience supporting month-end and year-end financial close processes
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and business-partnering skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, plant management, and executive leadership
- Advanced Excel skills and proficiency with financial reporting tools
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