Cost Accounting Manager - AI-Enabled Manufacturing

Alliance Resource Group; Atlanta (GA, CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Resource Group is partnering with an Advanced Manufacturing Company to recruit a Cost Accounting Manager. This role focuses on cost analysis, standard costing, inventory, and WIP in a fast-growing hardware production environment.

You will lead cost close, variance analysis, and cost roll-ups, collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering, and drive internal controls. CPA/CMA preferred but not required; 5–7+ years in manufacturing cost accounting is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• 5-7+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Strong experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, WIP, variance analysis, and manufacturing close.
• CPA or CMA preferred, government contracting/FAR/CAS exposure a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support cost accounting close activities, including cost roll-ups, variance analysis, absorption reporting, inventory reconciliations, and WIP analysis.
• Manage and improve standard costing processes across complex hardware / manufacturing operations.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to analyze manufacturing performance, production cost drivers, and margin trends.
• Support inventory controls, physical inventory, cycle counts, and inventory valuation.
• Help design, improve, and maintain internal controls around cost accounting, inventory, and manufacturing finance processes.
• Support external audit requests related to inventory, costing, and production accounting.
• Contribute to scalable processes, systems, and controls as the company continues to grow.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and technical guidance to cost accounting team members.

Skills

Cost accounting

Close activities

Variance analysis

WIP analysis

Standard costing

Inventory accounting

ERP systems

Cross-functional partnership

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Oracle ERP

SAP ERP

NetSuite

Job description

Alliance Resource Group is partnering with an Advanced Manufacturing Company to recruit a Cost Accounting Manager. This role focuses on cost analysis, standard costing, inventory, and WIP in a fast-growing hardware production environment.

You will lead cost close, variance analysis, and cost roll-ups, collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering, and drive internal controls. CPA/CMA preferred but not required; 5–7+ years in manufacturing cost accounting is expected.