Cost Accounting Manager

Cost Accounting Manager

Experience: Manager

Salary: $140,000 - $180,000 per year

Job Details

Location:

Minneapolis, MN (Onsite)

Our client is a NYSE‑listed global industrial manufacturer with nearly 100 years of operating history and over $2.2 billion in annual revenue. With a reputation for operational excellence and financial discipline, this is a best‑in‑class platform for a senior cost accounting leader looking to make a meaningful impact.

Cost Accounting Strategy, Systems & Controls

• Own and evolve the company's cost accounting strategy, including the long‑term roadmap for product costing, inventory valuation, and overhead absorption as the business grows and manufacturing complexity increases.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance cost accounting systems, processes, and internal controls to accurately track product costs, overhead, and inventory across global operations.
• Analyze, calculate, and report actual and standard product costs—including direct labor, materials, and overhead—and translate results into insights that support pricing, margin management, and operating decisions.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, and finance leadership to evaluate cost drivers, structural cost opportunities, and tradeoffs related to footprint, automation, sourcing, and capital investments.
• Prepare and present monthly, quarterly, and annual cost‑related financial results and actively contribute to management discussions on cost performance, trends, and risks.
• Ensure strong internal controls and compliance with GAAP and company policies related to manufacturing accounting, inventory, and COGS.
• Develop documentation and analysis to support internal and external audits, including cost accounting and inventory audits.

Inventory Control & Operational Partnership

• Provide leadership over inventory integrity, production accounting, and inventory update processes across factories and distribution centers.
• Lead and develop a team of inventory and cost accounting professionals responsible for monitoring inventory accuracy, valuation, and movement throughout the organization.
• Work closely with manufacturing and distribution leaders to identify, plan, and implement inventory and cost reduction initiatives, and evaluate the financial impact of operating decisions.
• Serve as a key financial partner to operations by translating inventory and cost data into actionable insights that improve working capital, service levels, and cost performance.

Team Leadership & Financial Management

• Lead, mentor, manage, and staff a cost accounting team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and promoting a culture of leadership excellence.
• Drive team performance by setting clear goals, providing ongoing feedback, and facilitating professional growth opportunities.
• Establish, manage, and be accountable for the annual cost accounting and inventory control budget, ensuring effective allocation of resources and alignment with strategic objectives.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required.
• CPA or CMA certification required.
• 7+ years of corporate accounting experience.
• 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience, including inventory control and production processes.
• 4+ years of team leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and cost accounting principles in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with ERP systems;
  Oracle preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem–solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and present actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 10% of the time, domestically and internationally.

• Master's degree.
• Global industrial manufacturing experience.

As an Accounting or Cost Accounting Manager here, you'll be working within a lean, high‑performing finance organization where your contributions are seen and your voice carries weight. The company's manufacturing‑heavy model means cost accounting is core to how decisions get made — you'll be partnering directly with operations and leadership on the numbers that matter.

Beyond the work itself, the company offers the stability of a well‑capitalized public company with strong margins and a track record of strategic investment — including a growing acquisition pipeline. That means career growth isn't just a talking point; it's built into the fabric of how the organization operates.

If you're a finance professional who wants to do meaningful work, grow within a best‑in‑class industrial platform, and be part of a team that's been winning for decades — this is the seat for you.