Cost Accounting Supervisor

Role Summary

The Cost Accounting Supervisor will lead day-to-day cost accounting execution, supervise a two-person team, and serve as the first level of review and escalation for recurring accounting processes. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate, timely, and well-controlled accounting activities across close, reconciliations, reporting, inventory, freight, accruals, and intercompany accounting.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Cost Accounting Close & Review
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities for assigned cost accounting areas.
• Review journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, freight, inventory activity, intercompany transactions, and support schedules.
• Ensure close deliverables are accurate, timely, well-documented, and aligned with internal controls.
• Serve as the Team Leader
• Manage and coach one Senior Cost Accountant and one Staff Accountant.
• Assign work, review deliverables, provide feedback, and ensure clear ownership of recurring processes.
• Serve as the first escalation point for accounting, data, process, and reconciliation questions.
• Own Day-to-Day Accounting Execution
• Take ownership of routine cost accounting processes and recurring deliverables.
• Monitor deadlines, resolve issues proactively, and ensure the team operates with discipline and accountability.
• Strengthen consistency across close checklists, account reconciliations, reporting packages, and review processes.
• Drive Controls & Process Improvement
• Maintain strong documentation and audit-ready support.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce rework, and standardize recurring processes.
• Support process alignment and scalability as the cost accounting function continues to evolve.

What We’re Looking For

• Education & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4–6+ years of relevant accounting experience.
• Cost accounting, inventory accounting, manufacturing accounting, or operations accounting experience preferred.
• Prior supervisory, team lead, or review experience preferred.
• Technical Skills
• Strong understanding of inventory, COGS, accruals, reconciliations, intercompany activity, and month-end close.
• Experience reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to analyze large data sets.
• ERP experience required; SAP experience strongly preferred.

Company Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• A variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical, and financial health.
• Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs.
• Training and Development opportunities through MyLearning.
• Company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.
• Equal employment opportunity in all employment practices.