Manufacturing Cost Lead: Inventory & Margin Insights

Cardinal Health, Inc.; Ciudad Juárez; On-site; MXN 380,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Copeland in Chihuahua, Mexico is seeking a Senior Cost Accounting Specialist to lead product costing, inventory valuation, and cost governance within BU Finance. You will partner with Operations, Procurement, Engineering, Supply Chain, and FP&A to drive profitability and maintain standard costs and ERP costing accuracy.

The role requires 6–8 years in manufacturing cost accounting, strong Excel and BI skills, and fluent English. This is an onsite role with broad cross-functional exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
• 6–8 years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Fluent English communication.
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost governance and annual standard cost roll processes.
• Analyze labor, material, overhead variances and inventory valuation.
• Maintain costing data integrity across ERP and reporting.
• Partner with Operations, Procurement, Engineering, and FP&A to improve profitability.
• Develop cost reports and dashboards with Excel/Power BI/Domo.

Skills

Fluent English

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Master's degree or CPA/CMA/MBA preferred

Tools

ERP/MRP systems (Oracle preferred)

Power BI / Domo / Excel

Job description

Copeland in Chihuahua, Mexico is seeking a Senior Cost Accounting Specialist to lead product costing, inventory valuation, and cost governance within BU Finance. You will partner with Operations, Procurement, Engineering, Supply Chain, and FP&A to drive profitability and maintain standard costs and ERP costing accuracy.

The role requires 6–8 years in manufacturing cost accounting, strong Excel and BI skills, and fluent English. This is an onsite role with broad cross-functional exposure.