Cost Accounting Manager Remote Up to $110,000 Job Virginia Beach Virginia USA,Accounting

Cost Accounting Manager Remote Up to $110,000
Looking for a fully remote opportunity where you can own cost accounting, influence business decisions, and help modernize processes across a global organization?

We're partnering with an innovative organization operating across technology, consumer products, digital content, and global distribution to identify a Cost Accounting Manager
. This is a highly visible role supporting a complex manufacturing and distribution environment where you'll have the opportunity to influence operations, improve profitability, and drive process improvements across the business.

This position is 100% remote with limited travel (approximately 10%) to the company's manufacturing operation in Minnesota.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

100% Remote with approximately 10% travel.
Competitive compensation of up to $110,000
.
Own cost accounting, inventory valuation, and manufacturing financial reporting across multiple product lines.
High visibility with Finance, Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, Distribution, Sales, and Executive Leadership.
Opportunity to improve existing processes, automate manual work, and optimize ERP functionality.
Broad exposure to inventory, costing, profitability analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision support.
Join an organization combining the stability of an industry leader with the innovation and pace of a technology-driven business.

What You'll Be Doing

Reporting into Finance leadership, you'll serve as the organization's cost accounting expert while partnering closely with operational leaders throughout the business.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading inventory costing and valuation across raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods.
Managing monthly inventory and cost accounting close activities, including COGS accounting, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
Preparing cost analyses, variance reporting, and profitability reporting to support business decisions.
Supporting pricing strategies and identifying opportunities to improve margins.
Partnering with Operations and Supply Chain to improve inventory management and manufacturing performance.
Driving process improvements, reporting automation, and ERP optimization initiatives.
Supporting budgeting, forecasting, KPI development, and future system enhancements.
Mentoring team members while helping establish departmental goals and expectations.

Required Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
5+ years of hands-on cost accounting experience within a manufacturing and/or distribution environment.
Strong experience with:
- Inventory accounting and inventory valuation
- Cost accounting methodologies
- Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) accounting
- General ledger accounting
- Journal entries
- Month-end close
- Account reconciliations
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, and financial analysis
.
Strong working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and cost accounting principles.
Experience working within ERP systems supporting manufacturing operations.
An automation mindset with a passion for improving manual processes and increasing efficiency.
Ability to communicate effectively with both financial and operational business partners.
Comfortable mentoring team members and collaborating across multiple functional areas.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with any of the following would be a plus:

Net Suite
Microsoft Dynamics Navision
IBM i / AS400
Standard, actual, and/or average costing methodologies
Budgeting and forecasting
Manufacturing KPI development and reporting
CPA, CMA, or Certified Cost Accountant (CCA)

Interested?

If you're looking for a role where you can make a measurable impact, improve business processes, partner closely with operations, and help shape the future of a growing global organization-all while working remotely-we'd love to connect.