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We are looking for a Cost Accounting Supervisor to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

Our client is seeking a hands-on Cost Accounting Supervisor to lead product costing, inventory valuation, and margin analysis across a manufacturing site. This role partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to ensure accurate standard costs, meaningful variance analysis, and strong control over inventory and production reporting. You’ll supervise a small team while also rolling up your sleeves on key analyses and month-end close.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily/weekly/ monthly cost accounting operations: standard costing, BOM/routing maintenance, inventory valuation, overhead allocation, and PPV/usage/labor variance tracking.
• Own cost roll-ups and standard cost updates; evaluate and validate changes with Engineering and Operations.
• Prepare and present manufacturing variance analysis with root causes and actionable insights for plant leadership.
• Support month-end close for the plant: journal entries, reconciliations (inventory/consignment/WIP), and financial reporting.
• Maintain and improve inventory controls: cycle counts, physical inventory planning, and reconciliation.
• Partner with Supply Chain on make vs. buy, capacity, scrap, and throughput analyses.
• Develop KPIs and dashboards for cost, yields, scrap, and absorption; drive continuous improvement.
• Supervise, coach, and develop 2–4 cost/accounting analysts, setting priorities and reviewing work.
• Ensure GAAP compliance; support internal/external audits and SOX/controls as applicable.
• Participate in budgeting/forecasting for COGS, inventory, and plant spending.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA/CMA a plus.
• 5–8+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in manufacturing; 1–3+ years leading or mentoring others.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, BOM/routings, overhead allocation, variance analysis, and inventory accounting.
• Proficiency with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics; Hyperion/OneStream/Adaptive a plus).
• Advanced Excel skills; ability to build models and analyze large data sets.
• Clear communicator with strong partnering skills across Operations and Finance.

What Our Client Offers

• High-impact role at the plant level with a direct line of sight to margins and operational performance.
• Supportive leadership, clear development path toward Plant Controller or Operations Finance roles.
• Tools and training to modernize cost reporting and analytics.
• Competitive compensation and benefits; stable, growing organization.