Cost Accounting Manager; Hybrid

Position: Cost Accounting Manager (Hybrid)
The Cost Accounting Manager leads the execution and end-to end ownership of inventory accounting, weigh-ups, valuation, commodity accounting, manufacturing financial reporting, and control activities across assigned operations. This role acts as a mentor and coach to the Cost Accounting team, establishes consistent practices, and ensures accurate and timely financial reporting while maintaining a strong control environment. The Cost Accounting Manager partners closely with Operations, FP&A, and Finance leadership to identify risks, improve processes, validation of outcomes, escalation with timely issue closure with providing recommendations and clarity around manufacturing and inventory-related financial results.

Through strong leadership, sound judgment, and a focus on simplification and scalability, the role helps transform and strengthen the Cost Accounting function while executing the strategic vision established by Finance leadership.

Establish consistent execution of inventory accounting, valuation.

Oversee month-end and year-end close activities related to inventory, commodity accounting, manufacturing accounting, and related balance sheet accounts.

Evaluate control deficiencies, process risks, and accounting issues, recommend remediation plans, and lead implementation efforts in partnership with the finance leadership.

Oversee valuation of commodity inventories and related liabilities and ensure consistency of accounting practices across the organization.

Monitor inventory accuracy, adjustment activity, count results, and reconciliation differences to identify risks and improve financial integrity.

Partner with Operations, FP&A, and Finance leadership to evaluate manufacturing performance trends, inventory risks, commodity market impacts, and financial results, helping prioritize actions and continuous improvement opportunities.

Drive standardization, simplification, and scalability initiatives that improve reporting, controls, and organizational effectiveness.

Identify and support activities around continuous improvement opportunities – including ongoing transformational changes to ERP, data, manufacturing execution and up-stream plant processes, reporting, and overall accounting processes. Effectively identify, prioritize, and implement improvements will appropriate change management.

Ensure compliance with GAAP, company policies, internal controls, and regulatory requirements.

Support audit activities and serve as a key point of coordination for external audit requests related to inventory and manufacturing accounting.

Accountability for using reporting tools, automation, self-service analytics, and emerging AI capabilities to improve data quality, control effectiveness, speed, and decision support.

Translate manufacturing, inventory, and commodity results into concise narratives, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions for Operations and Finance leaders.

Challenge assumptions constructively, align priorities across facilities, and connect Cost Accounting decisions to enterprise financial and operational outcomes.

Responsible for documentation standards, cross-training, succession depth, and reducing key-person dependency across the Cost Accounting team.

Education Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience.

Experience8+ years of relevant experience

Experience developing and implementing accounting processes, controls, and process improvements.

CPA preferred; CMA considered for candidates with significant manufacturing accounting leadership experience.

Experience supporting complex ERP environments and process transformation initiatives preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Advanced knowledge of inventory accounting, manufacturing accounting, commodity accounting, financial…