Cost Accounting Manager

LHH; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k – 6% company contribution

Holidays

Multiple M/D/V options, company pays 8

Job summary

LHH is seeking an experienced Cost Accounting Manager to join a growing manufacturing company focused on US plant operations. The role centers on cost accounting, budgeting and forecasting, and performance reporting across multiple sites, with strong partnership to leaders across the organization.

A CMA is appreciated; a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business is required. The candidate should be a strong systems user and adept at explaining the “why” behind the data as the business

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overarching accounting experience, including manufacturing and cost experience.
• Understanding of standard costing and weighted average costing, discrete and process manufactured items, absorption, standard costing.
• Strong mindset for process improvement, flexibility, and critical thinking.
• Preference for multinational experience.
• Comfort presenting to shareholders and executive leadership with detailed explanations.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of cost accounting, manufacturing variance analysis and performance reporting for multiple US plants.
• Own costing standards, costing scenarios, work center rates and costing assumptions.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting activities for multiple plants including presentation to the executive team.
• Inventory management and valuations across locations.
• Ownership of variance analysis across locations.

Skills

Cost accounting

Budgeting & Forecasting

Variance analysis

Performance reporting

Inventory management

Standard costing

Costing standards

Costing scenarios

Data analysis

Cross-functional partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Seeking experienced Cost Accounting Professional to join a growing manufacturing company as a Cost Accounting Manager.

This role is with a growing company with a 50-person global finance team, and will be focused on US plant operations. The right person for this role will bring deep cost accounting understanding, budgeting & Forecasting, and exceptional ability to partner with leaders across the organization. A CMA is appreciated, however at a base level a Bachelors degree in Accounting, finance or Business is required. Also, you should be a strong systems user and enjoy identifying and explaining the “why” behind the data.

This is a growing business unit, looking to double revenue in the next five years. We’re looking for someone strategic who will support that growth.

Compensation:

$130,000-150,000 base + bonus

• 401k – 6% company contribution
• Holidays
• Multiple M/D/V options, company pays 80% of cost of individual premiums, low close family coverage options

Location

NE Portland – Hybrid, 3 days on site/week

The Role

• Ownerships of cost accounting, manufacturing variance analysis and performance reporting for multiple US plants.
• Own costing standards, costing scenarios, work center rates, and costing assumptions
• Lead budgeting and forecasting activities for multiple plants including presentation to executive team
• Inventory management and valuations
• Ownership of variance analysis across locations.

You

• 10+/- years of overarching accounting experience, including manufacturing and heavy lean to Cost Experience.
• Full understanding of standard costing and weighted average costing methods, understanding of appropriate treatment of discrete and process manufactured items strength, absorption, standard costing, discrete work orders, process work orders
• Strong mind for process improvement, flexibility, critical thinking skills, and willingness to jump into new things
• Strong preference for multi-national experience
• Someone comfortable presenting information to shareholders, executive leadership team, answering extensive questions and diving into detail