Cost Accounting and Controller - Senior Manager

Cost Accounting and Controller Support - Senior Manager

Opportunity

Department:
Advisory

Location:

Charlotte, North Carolina

Function:
Accounting Advisory

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!

Cohn Reznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through Cohn Reznick LLP (assurance services) and Cohn Reznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia.

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. We regularly assist them in preparing for a public or a private transaction and work closely with the M&A group in providing pre‑ and post‑transaction support. Come and join us in our journey to helping other finance and accounting executives conceptualize and develop the finance and accounting infrastructure to scale for success.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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, analyzing 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 in assisting management with forecasted cash flows
• Prepare management reports with KPIs
• Participate in and drive business development

The successful candidate will have:

• Driven, self‑starter and accountable
• The ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and project/time management skills
• Ability to present in front of C‑suite and senior management
• Be creative and think outside the box and thrive on new challenges
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or relevant field
• Professional designation, i.e. CA, CMA, CPA, MBA or equivalent
• Experience in delivering projects that cover the full life cycle of inventory assessment, design and implementation support
• Experience in leading team members, projects, and initiatives
• Experience with emerging technologies and knowledge and use of accounting/finance systems – Netsuite, Intaact, Quickbooks, Adaptive, Blackline, CCH, One Stream is preferred
• 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, protected veteran status, or disability. For more information, please see Equal Employment Opportunity Posters.

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