Senior Cost Accounting Manager

Responsibilities

• Direct cost accounting activities across manufacturing operations, including product costing, inventory valuation, standard cost maintenance, and related financial controls.
• Review material, labor, and overhead variances to uncover performance trends, explain results, and recommend actions that improve margins.
• Build and refine cost models that give leadership better insight into product profitability, manufacturing efficiency, and overall cost behavior.
• Collaborate with plant management to track operational measures such as throughput, labor productivity, and plant performance against financial goals.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and longer-range financial planning efforts for multiple production environments.
• Prepare financial and operational reports that translate complex data into practical guidance for strategic and day-to-day decisions.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs, improve processes, and strengthen efficiency by evaluating manufacturing workflows and performance drivers.
• Oversee inventory-related activities, including physical counts, reconciliations, month-end close support, and accuracy monitoring.
• Assess capital projects and operational improvement investments by analyzing financial impact, payback potential, and expected returns.
• Guide and develop finance team members while promoting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of progressive experience in cost accounting and manufacturing finance.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, variance analysis, labor and overhead costing, and product cost structure.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with plant or operations leadership within a manufacturing setting.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with experience using ERP systems such as Oracle preferred.
• Ability to manage budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to turn financial analysis into operational recommendations.
• Familiarity with reporting and analytics tools such as Power BI is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Skills

• Cost Accounting
• Manufacturing Finance
• Variance Analysis
• Inventory Management
• Financial Modeling
• ERP Systems (Oracle)
• Reporting and Analytics Tools (Power BI)

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Lifetime Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan

Pay

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

• Full-time position.