Cost Accounting and Controller - Manager

Cost Accounting and Controller Support – Manager

As Cohn Reznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, Cohn Reznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do!

This position is considered remote. Although most professionals are located near a Cohn Reznick office, remote employees may be required to be present at a Cohn Reznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings.

The group works with the office of the CFO function from startups to middle market to upper middle market companies. We help CFOs navigate strategic, operational, and accounting challenges, regularly assist them in preparing for a public or private transaction, and work closely with the M&A group in providing pre‑ and post‑transaction support.

At Cohn Reznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. We balance work with everyday life and invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and paid time off for volunteering.

• Lead a team for day‑to‑day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, collections, payroll, and general accounting functions for clients across diverse industries
• Manage the month‑end close process including reconciliations and monthly financial reports for clients
• Develop and analyze cost accounting standards and processes for business activities
• Assess production costs including utilization of equipment and labor, overhead, and recommend opportunities for improvement
• Evaluate standard to actual costs and prepare internal cost reports and audit support
• Recommend and provide best practices for inventory management processes that align to ASC 330 and IAS 2
• Perform reconciliations, analyze production costs, inventory valuations, and margin variances
• Understand the procure‑to‑pay process and recommend best practices
• Drive initiatives to improve profitability, controls, supply chain management and demand planning
• Prepare and lead initiatives for adjusting accounting records from historical cash basis to an accrual basis of accounting (e.g., under US GAAP requirements)
• Coordinate and complete annual audits
• Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy
• Develop cash forecasts to assist management with projected cash flows
• Prepare management reports with KPIs
• Participate in and drive business development

• Driven, self‑starter and accountable
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and project/time‑management skills
• Ability to present in front of C‑suite and senior management
• Creative, think outside the box and thrive on new challenges
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
• Professional designation (CA, CMA, CPA, MBA or equivalent)
• Experience delivering projects covering the full life cycle of inventory assessment, design and implementation support
• Experience leading team members, projects and initiatives
• Experience with emerging technologies and knowledge of accounting/finance systems – Netsuite, Intacct, Quick Books, Adaptive, Blackline, CCH, One Stream preferred
• 7–10+ years of work experience, specifically related to cost accounting and controller roles
• Proficiency in MS Office applications
• Travel will be required for this role

Cohn Reznick is an equal opportunity employer, committed to a diverse and inclusive team to drive business results and create a better future every day for our team members, clients, partners, and communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

• Seniority level:
  Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Accounting / Auditing and Finance
• Industries:
  Accounting, Financial Services, Business Consulting and Services