Jobs · Accounting · California

Cost Accounting - Sr. Manager

Vaco by Highspring · Aliso Viejo, CA · 1 wk ago
HybridAccountingFull-time

This position will have high-level exposure and be expected to interact with senior management to provide strategic analysis and advice for key decisions.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze manufacturing operations, utilization, standard costs, unit cost variance, cost of goods sold, WIP, and finished goods.
  • Lead presentations for blended cost rollups, assumptions, consolidation, and KPIs.
  • Partner with cross-functional departments, including engineering, R&D, supply chain, corporate, and global plant locations.
  • Lead budgeting and financial modeling using Microsoft Excel (V-lookups, pivot tables, formulas).
  • Collaborate with manufacturing operations to develop standard costs and work with BOMs.
  • Develop the annual budget, periodic forecasting, internal and financial reporting, and prepare detailed budget schedules (operating expense, capital expenditures, sales, margin, profitability, headcount, etc.).
  • Report key performance indicators (KPI), dashboard metrics, and ad hoc projects.
  • Perform physical inventory reconciliations, reporting, and analysis.
  • Handle miscellaneous month-end adjusting journals (sales, COGS, labor, materials, and overhead allocations).

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in cost accounting or related field.
  • Advanced Excel skills (V-lookups, pivot tables, formulas).
  • Experience with Anaplan and SAP or other large ERP software.
  • Some light travel may be required.

Skills

  • Standard Cost
  • PPV (Purchase Price Variance)
  • Variance Analysis
  • BOM (Bill of Materials)
  • Consolidation
  • Presentations

Pay

$140,000–$175,000 base salary, plus bonus.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Company’s 401(k) retirement plan.

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