Our client, a leader in the manufacturing industry, is looking for a Cost Accounting Manager. Reporting to the Controller, you will serve as the financial co-pilot to local plant leadership while acting as the functional finance lead for high-priority projects.
Responsibilities:
Re-engineer and maintain standard costs, labor/overhead absorption rates, and Bills of Materials (BOMs) across a high-volume, multi-shift plant setting.
Investigate purchase price, usage, scrap, and labor variances; partner directly with production supervisors to translate floor metrics into margin improvements.
Serve as the primary cost accounting SME during special projects.
Lead month-end inventory reconciliations, resolve historical costing discrepancies across sales and operations, and oversee physical inventory counts.
Requirements:
4+ years of dedicated standard costing experience within manufacturing.
Hands-on experience with mid-to-tier-1 ERP platforms i.e. Microsoft Dynamics.
Ability to independently drive initiatives on the plant floor while effectively reporting results to remote corporate leadership.