Cost Accounting Manager

M.C.A Human Resource Services; Bulacan; On-site; PHP 670,000 - 1,116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HMO

Birthday Leave

Parental Leave

Vacation Leave

Job summary

Cost Accounting Manager position based in Bulacan, on-site, requiring 5–10 years of cost accounting experience and a Bachelor’s degree. The role focuses on standard costing systems, margin analysis, and inventory valuation, with collaboration across operations and finance.

It offers full-time employment and benefits including HMO and various leaves. Will work closely with plant/operations and executive finance to identify cost-saving opportunities and ensure accurate cost data to improve gross

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of cost accounting experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• Full-time availability and commitment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance standard costing system with direct labor, materials, and overhead allocation.
• Perform cost rollups and evaluate margins for products before launch.
• Analyze monthly manufacturing and operational cost variances.
• Monitor inventory valuation and oversee cycle counts and adjustments.
• Prepare COGS reports and gross margin analyses for executives.

Skills

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Inventory management

Financial reporting

Operations collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

On-site - Bulacan 5-10 Yrs Exp Bachelor Full-time

Job Description

Insurance Health & Wellness

HMO

Professional Development

Job Training, Professional Development

Birthday Leave, Maternity & Paternity Leave, Parental Leave, Sick Leave, Solo Parent Leave, Special Leave for Women, Vacation Leave

Job Summary

The Cost Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the organization's cost accounting function, driving profitability analysis, and controlling manufacturing and operational expenditures. This role establishes standard costing systems, monitors raw material and inventory valuation, analyzes cost variances, and provides strategic insights into product margins.

Working closely with operations, supply chain, and executive finance, the Cost Accounting Manager identifies cost-saving opportunities, ensures inventory accuracy through robust audit protocols, and converts cost data into actionable strategies that improve gross margins.

Job Description

• Maintain and enhance the organization's standard costing system, including direct labor rates, material costs, and overhead allocation methodologies.
• Conduct annual and mid-year re-standardization of bill or materials and production routings.
• Perform cost rollups for new and modified products, evaluating margins prior to commercial launch.
• Analyze monthly manufacturing and operational cost variances.
• Partner with plant/operations managers to investigate root causes of variances and implement corrective action plans.
• Monitor key driver metrics, including scrap, rework, cycle times, and yield losses.
• Oversee inventory valuation in compliance with accounting standards.
• Direct periodic inventory counts and cycle count programs; review and approve inventory adjustments.
• Evaluate slow-moving, obsolete, and excess inventory, calculating appropriate reserves and write-offs.
• Prepare comprehensive Cost of Goods Sold reports, gross margin schedule, and operational bridge analyses for executive management.