Cost Accounting Manager

Collaboration drives Nordson's success as a market leader in Industrial Precision Solutions and Advanced Technology. Our employees thrive in an environment where we help each other reach our personal best and enable our company to continuously improve and grow, while our customers succeed. Nordson employees also give back to the communities around the world where we work.

• Work in partnership with Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing and Logistics organizations to ensure sound internal controls.
• Provide effective financial advice to these organizations.
• Help deliver their business objectives by driving high‑leverage financial opportunities such as increased capacity utilization, material cost savings, streamlined logistics, product/process cost optimization, working‑capital reduction, capital effectiveness and restructuring/sourcing projects.
• Provide financial analysis to all aspects of these organizations, including gross margin analysis, labor, and overhead cost analysis.
• Oversee the annual manufacturing budgets and forecasts for short‑ and long‑range operating objectives, organizational structure, and staffing requirements for manufacturing teams.
• Review cost standards, maintain periodic cost rolls and annual updates, and ensure consistent methodology and key factors driving change.
• Analyze actual manufacturing costs and prepare periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs; review manufacturing variances (PPV, POV) and manufacturing absorption analysis reports.
• Prepare various journal entries, review month‑end balance sheets, ensure monthly assessments and settlements are accurate and timely, review cut‑off procedures, and run and reconcile One Stream reports.
• Model capital investments used in manufacturing locations, track and report on results.
• Assume other special activities and responsibilities as required.

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance and 5 or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Must be proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel and have solid knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience with ERP system required; SAP preferred.
• Must understand standard cost accounting, internal control concepts and practices.
• CPA and/or CMA is desired.

• Strong planning and analysis skills with experience in product cost forecasting, budgeting, and planning.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from peers, managers, and customers.
• Strong initiative, leadership, thinking, and problem‑solving, financial analysis and communication skills.

Office environment. To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. This requires typical office tasks such as sitting, using hands to finger, handle, or feel; talking or hearing; and occasionally standing, walking, and reaching with hands and arms. Close vision ability is required. Noise level is usually moderate, cubicle environment.

Estimated 25% travel, primarily to the Swainsboro facility.

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre‑employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.