Cost Accounting Manager

Sigmar Recruitment; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmar Recruitment is seeking a Cost Accounting Manager for a leading tech company with European HQ in Cork. This hybrid role requires ownership of cost accounting in a SOX-relevant environment and reporting to the FD.

You will own the standard costing process, prepare period cost actuals and forecasts for senior management, lead inventory reserves and margin reconciliations, and liaise with external auditors on controls. Strong Excel and Oracle skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent).
• Min 8 years' in cost accounting within a manufacturing, hardware, or technology company.
• Excellent knowledge of inventory valuation,
• Experience operating in a public company or SOX-compliant environment.
• Proficiency in Oracle EBS/OCI and advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end standard costing process, including quarterly cost uploads
• Prepare and present period cost actuals and forecasts to senior management, including the quarterly Inventory Management and Period Cost Review.
• Lead the quarterly calculation and reporting of inventory reserves, including Excess & Obsolete, Lower of Cost or Market, Used Inventory, and ODM Excess Materials Liability.
• Oversee the monthly and quarterly Cost Trial Balance and Standard Margin reconciliations, and post-close cost allocations.
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors (Deloitte) on cost accounting and inventory-related controls.

Skills

SOX experience

Public company experience

Education

ACA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

Oracle EBS/OCI

Excel

Job description

Cost Accounting Manager - Tech Industry - Cork - Hybrid

*** Excellent opportunity for an experienced cost accountant ready to take full ownership of a complex, SOX-relevant function within a high tech IT company with European HQ based in Cork***

Reporting to the FD you will have full responsibility for the following:

• Own the end-to-end standard costing process, including quarterly cost uploads
• Prepare and present period cost actuals and forecasts to senior management, including the quarterly Inventory Management and Period Cost Review.
• Lead the quarterly calculation and reporting of inventory reserves, including Excess & Obsolete, Lower of Cost or Market, Used Inventory, and ODM Excess Materials Liability.
• Oversee the monthly and quarterly Cost Trial Balance and Standard Margin reconciliations, and post-close cost allocations.
• Act as a key point of contact for external auditors (Deloitte) on cost accounting and inventory-related controls.

Experience:

• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CPA, or equivalent).
• Min 8 years' in cost accounting within a manufacturing, hardware, or technology company.
• Excellent knowledge of inventory valuation,
• Experience operating in a public company or SOX-compliant environment.
• Proficiency in Oracle EBS/OCI and advanced Excel skills.