Cost Accounting Manager

Strategy Recruitment Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategy Recruitment Group is seeking an experienced finance professional to join a growing manufacturing organization. The role focuses on cost accounting, manufacturing finance, inventory, and financial analysis, partnering with operations to enhance business performance.

You will lead cost accounting across multiple plants, develop standard costing models, and provide profitability analyses for products, customers, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional designation is preferred.
• 5–10+ years of progressive experience in cost accounting, manufacturing finance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee cost accounting and product costing activities across multiple manufacturing operations.
• Develop, maintain, and improve standard costing methodologies and cost models.
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, production efficiency, waste, yield, and other manufacturing variances.
• Provide product, customer, and operational profitability analysis.
• Oversee inventory accounting, valuation, reconciliations, reserves, and inventory controls.
• Prepare and analyze monthly manufacturing financial results and KPIs.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and financial reporting activities.
• Develop reporting, dashboards, and analytical tools to improve visibility into costs and operational performance.
• Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Plant Management, and Finance leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve costing accuracy, inventory controls, reporting processes, and overall operational efficiency.
• Support ERP, reporting, and process improvement initiatives.
• Assist with internal and external audit requirements related to inventory and cost accounting.

Skills

Cost accounting

Manufacturing finance

Inventory

Financial analysis

Standard costing

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related discipline

CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional designation

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

We are conducting a search for an experienced finance professional to join a growing manufacturing organization. This role is ideal for someone with strong expertise in cost accounting, manufacturing finance, inventory, and financial analysis who enjoys partnering with operations to improve business performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee cost accounting and product costing activities across multiple manufacturing operations.
• Develop, maintain, and improve standard costing methodologies and cost models.
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, production efficiency, waste, yield, and other manufacturing variances.
• Provide product, customer, and operational profitability analysis.
• Oversee inventory accounting, valuation, reconciliations, reserves, and inventory controls.
• Prepare and analyze monthly manufacturing financial results and key performance indicators.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and financial reporting activities.
• Develop reporting, dashboards, and analytical tools to improve visibility into costs and operational performance.
• Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Plant Management, and Finance leadership.
• Identify opportunities to improve costing accuracy, inventory controls, reporting processes, and overall operational efficiency.
• Support ERP, reporting, and process improvement initiatives.
• Assist with internal and external audit requirements related to inventory and cost accounting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional designation is preferred.
• 5–10+ years of progressive experience in cost accounting, manufacturing finance, or a related field.
• Strong experience with standard costing, product costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate financial and operational data into actionable insights.