Cost Accounting Manager

Description We are looking for a Cost Accounting Manager to lead product costing and inventory accounting for our apparel and footwear business in Boston, Massachusetts. This individual contributor role will translate detailed cost and supply chain data into financial insight that supports pricing, profitability, and operational decision-making. The position works closely with sourcing, production, logistics, and accounting partners to strengthen margin visibility, maintain accurate valuation, and improve reporting processes.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the standard costing process across seasonal apparel and footwear assortments, ensuring bills of materials and related cost inputs are accurate and current.

- Evaluate changes in materials, freight, duties, and production expenses to explain cost variances and highlight opportunities to protect profitability.

- Partner with sourcing and production teams to calculate landed costs and provide analysis that supports gross margin planning.

- Oversee inventory accounting during the monthly close cycle, including journal entries, reconciliations, and review of inventory and work-in-process balances.

- Monitor reserve levels for excess, slow-moving, or obsolete stock and develop forecasts to support markdown and valuation decisions.

- Support audit activity by maintaining sound costing documentation, validating inventory valuation methods, and responding to external auditor requests.

- Maintain the integrity of costing data, item records, and pricing structures within the company's ERP environment.

- Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and improve the movement of financial information between operational and accounting workflows. Requirements - Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.

- At least 5 years of progressive experience in cost accounting.

- Background in apparel, footwear, fashion accessories, or a similar manufacturing and distribution environment.

- Strong expertise in standard costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing cost analysis.

- Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, data modeling, lookups, and pivot tables.

- Solid understanding of landed cost calculations, multi-currency transactions, chargebacks, and margin analysis.

- Experience working with ERP systems; familiarity with Blue Cherry is an advantage.

- CPA certification is a plus.

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