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About the job

We are looking for a Cost Accounting Manager to work for our client. The ideal candidate aligns with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below.

This is a great opportunity for a manufacturing-minded accounting professional to lead costing and inventory accounting and help the business understand where its margins really come from, in a hybrid role based in Akron, OH.

Responsibilities

Lead the standard cost process, including setting, reviewing, and updating standards

Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances and explain the drivers to operations and finance leaders

Oversee inventory accounting, valuation, reserves, and month-end reconciliations

Support the monthly close as it relates to cost of goods sold and inventory

Build costing models to support pricing, quoting, and new product decisions

Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to identify cost-saving and margin improvement opportunities

Coordinate cycle counts and physical inventory processes

Strengthen internal controls around costing and inventory

Manage, mentor, and develop cost accounting staff

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or CMA a plus

5+ years of accounting experience, including meaningful cost accounting in a manufacturing environment

Strong understanding of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation

Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel skills

Prior experience leading or mentoring accounting staff

Clear communicator who works comfortably with plant and operations teams

What Our Client Offers

A front-row seat to the production side of the business, with costing work that informs pricing and margin decisions

Space to improve how standards and variances are set up and reported

Close partnership with operations leaders who rely on your analysis

A team ready to learn from someone who can bring structure to cost accounting