Cost Accounting Manager

Tharp Consulting; Archdale (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharp Consulting is seeking a Manager, Cost Accounting to lead cost management for manufacturing operations in the United States. The role focuses on standard cost development, product costing, and inventory valuation to ensure accurate COGS and margin insights.

You will partner with plant and operations leaders to identify efficiency opportunities, strengthen controls, and deliver actionable analyses to leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience in cost accounting for manufacturing environments.
• Ability to analyze variance and report on COGS and margins.
• Strong internal controls and process discipline.
• Effective communication for leadership reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain standard costs and costing models.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and interpret impacts on cost, COGS, and margin.
• Support budgeting and forecasting with cost and performance insights.
• Partner with plant and operations leaders to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Design, refine, and document costing processes and reporting controls.
• Strengthen accounting controls and ensure accurate inventory valuation.
• Deliver clear, actionable analysis and recommendations to leadership.

Skills

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Product costing

Inventory valuation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Manager, Cost Accounting

leads cost accounting for manufacturing operations, owning standard cost development, product costing, and inventory valuation to ensure accurate COGS and margin analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain standard costs and costing models.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and interpret impacts on cost, COGS, and margin.
• Support budgeting and forecasting with cost and performance insights.
• Partner with plant and operations leaders to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and profitability.
• Design, refine, and document costing processes and reporting controls.
• Strengthen accounting controls and ensure accurate inventory valuation.
• Deliver clear, actionable analysis and recommendations to leadership.

Required Qualifications/skills

• Strong cost accounting and manufacturing finance expertise.
• Proficiency in variance analysis, product costing, and inventory valuation.
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners and drive continuous improvement.
• Sound judgment with a focus on accuracy, controls, and process discipline.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for leadership reporting.