Director, Cost Accounting

The Director, Cost Accounting will own the Company's cost accounting function across a multi-site manufacturing environment, acting as the go-to expert on GAAP costing methodologies and government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). This person will roll up their sleeves to drive the semi-annual cost rate-setting process, tighten up work order variance reporting, and work hand-in-hand with leadership to build a SOX 404(b)-compliant control environment around inventory and costing.

What You Will Do

Take over the Company’s cost accounting apparatus. Drive new processes around variance of work orders to expectations. Maintain and update the Company’s rates on a semi-annual basis or on a needed basis. Run the cost setting process across multiple sites with many different stakeholders taking input from Operational Finance and Operations to comply with GAAP and CAS needs.

Why It Might Be a Fit

10+ Years of progressive cost or managerial accounting experience. Mixture of experience with high volume and high dollar amount manufacturing. CPA or CMA certification strongly preferred. Extremely well spoken. Able to break down complex and hard to understand concepts to all functions at the Company.

Requirements

• 10+ Years of progressive cost or managerial accounting experience
• Mixture of experience with high volume and high dollar amount manufacturing
• CPA or CMA certification strongly preferred
• Extremely well spoken
• Able to break down complex and hard to understand concepts to all functions at the Company
• Led a Company’s cost function historically
• Extensive understanding of building Company’s and teams
• Deep understanding of internal ownership with multiple stakeholders. Balancing needs and wants of all
• Continuous ownership and improvement life cycles
• Ability to travel lightly, roughly 0-10% depending on the Company’s planning cycles
• Extensive SQL or Python knowledge
• Experience in building and owning processes continuously
• Worked with a Company’s Product Management function to improve internally developed software tools for Accounting Uses
• Extensive understanding of multiple types of manufacturing including but not limited to Satellites, CPG, Components, ships, or semiconductor industry best practices

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity