Cost Accounting Manager

• Location 9609 Ardmore Ave,Fort Wayne, IN, 46809,United States
• Job Category Accounting & Finance
• Industry Manufacturing
• Employee Type 1
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others Yes

• Name Fort Wayne Metals
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At Fort Wayne Metals, we specialize in producing top-quality wires, cables, and assemblies designed to enhance and safeguard lives. Our products are used in everything from our customers’ stents and surgical robots to aircraft and automobiles. At our essence, we are thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers, leveraging our knowledge of materials to create customized solutions for our customers.

Join us in our dedication to making a tangible impact through our advanced materials and superior products.

The Cost Accounting Manager will lead and develop a strong team that will drive clarity and visibility into our standard costing processes. This key leadership role will oversee cost accounting operations for a complex manufacturing environment with over 100,000 SKUs, driving strategic improvements in cost analysis, standard costing methodologies, and financial reporting systems. This position requires exceptional analytical skills to draw meaningful conclusions from large, complex datasets and the ability to translate cost data into actionable business insights for executive leadership.

The Cost Accounting team serves as a strategic partner for the company with a passion for continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, operations management, or an analytics-related discipline with manufacturing application understanding.
• MBA or master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
• Certified Management Accountant (CMA) certification is preferred.
• 6 to 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 10+ years of experience in finance or a related field
• 5+ years of experience analyzing data and recommending improvements across cross functional areas of an organization.
• 5+ years of leadership experience.

• Lead the maintenance and continued development of comprehensive standard costing systems for all products in complex manufacturing environment.
• Execute annual cost rolls and monitor material variances on an ongoing basis, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in cost updates and system maintenance.
• Develop and analyze overhead rates, machine hour utilization, and absorption analysis to optimize manufacturing cost allocation.
• Conduct detailed production variance analysis, identifying root causes and partnering with operations to determine the best course of action.
• Perform comprehensive margin reviews and profitability analysis by product line and customer.
• Lead bi-annual physical inventory count coordination between sites and A&F teams.
• Monitor standard costs and collaborate cross functionally to resolve discrepancies and ensure accuracy and consistency.
• Support ongoing ERP implementation initiatives by providing cost accounting expertise and ensuring system configuration aligns with best practices.
• Leverage and optimize ERP system functionality for cost accounting processes, standard cost maintenance, and financial reporting.
• Collaborate with the accounting team on month-end reclasses and accruals.
• Create dashboards and visualizations to make cost reporting more dynamic and valuable to the organization.
• Actively engage in the ongoing improvement of financial planning and analytics, product costs and inventory control processes

• Model and create a continuous learning mindset amongst teams via active use and engagement with the learning tools and opportunities provided by FWM.
• Conduct 6:15 conversations with direct reports according to FWM’s schedule.
• Promote development among team members by identifying growth opportunities, encouraging stretch assignments and providing support for continual learning and advancement.
• Manage individuals based on the essential functions and responsibilities as listed in their job description.

• Excellent analytical skills which include…