Cost Accounting Manager

Atrium; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 155,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Alpharetta location

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Atrium is seeking a Senior Cost Accounting Manager to lead cost accounting, inventory governance, and financial controls across a multi-site manufacturing environment. The role collaborates with Operations, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Finance, and executive leadership to strengthen processes and improve visibility.

The ideal candidate has Big 4 or large public accounting experience, CPA, and 7–12+ years of manufacturing experience in cost/inventory accounting or controllership, with ERP exposure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA preferred.
• Big 4 or large public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• 7–12+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Significant manufacturing, cost accounting, inventory accounting, or operational controllership experience.
• Leadership experience within a complex or multi-location organization.
• Deep understanding of GAAP, standard costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variances, reserves, internal controls, and financial reporting.
• Experience supporting or leading SOX controls, external audits, and financial-control environments.
• ERP experience with SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, or similar ERP systems.
• Advanced Excel, financial analysis, and reporting capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve cost accounting and inventory-control policies, procedures, and governance across locations.
• Provide oversight of inventory valuation, standard costing, reserves, obsolescence, slow-moving inventory, and variances.
• Oversee cycle-count and physical-inventory programs, including compliance, reporting, reconciliation, and remediation.
• Analyze inventory adjustments, discrepancies, and variances and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Ensure inventory and cost-accounting practices comply with GAAP, policies, and internal controls.
• Lead inventory-related activities in monthly, quarterly, and annual closes.
• Partner with Corporate Accounting and FP&A on inventory reconciliations, costing trends, margin analysis, and reporting.
• Establish KPIs, dashboards, and standardized reporting to improve visibility into inventory performance and risk.
• Serve as strategic partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Warehouse Management, and plant leadership.
• Support internal and external audits, control testing, documentation, and remediation efforts.
• Identify control deficiencies and process inefficiencies and implement scalable solutions.
• Support ERP enhancements, system implementations, reporting improvements, and automation initiatives.
• Provide technical accounting guidance, leadership, and development to accounting and operations teams.
• Drive continuous improvement and consistency across cost accounting and inventory processes.

Skills

Big 4 exp

Leadership

ERP experience

Excel advanced

GAAP expertise

SOX controls

Inventory accounting

Cost accounting

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SAP

Oracle

JD Edwards

Job description

$155,000–$165,000 Base + Bonus

We are partnering with a highly respected, growing manufacturing organization to identify a Senior Cost Accounting Manager to provide leadership across cost accounting, inventory governance, and financial controls within a complex, multi-site environment.

This is a high-visibility opportunity for a technically strong accounting leader who understands both the financial and operational sides of manufacturing. The right candidate will bring the technical depth to oversee inventory accounting and costing while also partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Warehouse, Finance, and executive leadership to strengthen controls, improve processes, and drive greater financial visibility.

The ideal profile combines Big 4 or large public accounting experience, a CPA, and progressive corporate accounting experience within manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve cost accounting and inventory-control policies, procedures, and governance across manufacturing and distribution locations
• Provide oversight of inventory valuation, standard costing, reserves, obsolescence, slow-moving inventory, and manufacturing variances
• Oversee cycle-count and physical-inventory programs, including compliance, reporting, reconciliation, and remediation
• Analyze inventory adjustments, discrepancies, and variances and lead root-cause analysis and corrective-action initiatives
• Ensure inventory and cost-accounting practices comply with GAAP, company policies, and established internal controls
• Lead inventory-related activities associated with monthly, quarterly, and annual close
• Partner with Corporate Accounting and FP&A on inventory reconciliations, costing trends, margin analysis, and financial reporting
• Establish KPIs, executive-level dashboards, and standardized reporting to improve visibility into inventory performance and risk
• Serve as a strategic accounting partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Warehouse Management, and plant leadership
• Support internal and external audits, control testing, documentation, and remediation efforts
• Identify control deficiencies and process inefficiencies and implement scalable solutions across the organization
• Support ERP enhancements, systems implementations, reporting improvements, and automation initiatives
• Provide technical accounting guidance, leadership, and development to accounting and operational teams
• Drive continuous improvement and greater consistency across cost accounting and inventory processes

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; advanced degree preferred
• Big 4 or large national public accounting experience strongly preferred
• 7–12+ years of progressive accounting experience
• Significant manufacturing, cost accounting, inventory accounting, or operational controllership experience
• Leadership experience within a complex or multi-location organization
• Deep understanding of GAAP, standard costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variances, reserves, internal controls, and financial reporting
• Experience supporting or leading SOX controls, external audits, and financial-control environments
• Demonstrated success identifying accounting and operational risks and implementing process and control improvements
• Strong executive presence with the ability to effectively influence Finance and Operations leadership
• Experience with SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, or another sophisticated ERP environment
• Advanced Excel, financial analysis, and reporting capabilities
• ERP implementation, finance transformation, automation, or systems-enhancement experience is highly desirable

Why This Opportunity

This role offers the opportunity to have a meaningful impact on a growing manufacturing organization while gaining significant exposure across Accounting, Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain leadership.

It is particularly well suited for a CPA with Big 4 or large public accounting experience who has transitioned into manufacturing, cost accounting, operational accounting, or controllership and is looking for a broader leadership opportunity.

Compensation: $155,000–$165,000 base salary + bonus

Schedule: Hybrid

If you’re a CPA or senior accounting professional with strong manufacturing, cost accounting, and inventory experience, I’d welcome the opportunity to connect.

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