Cost Accounting Manager — Manufacturing Process Improvement

Risus Talent Partners LLC; Newtown Square (Delaware County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Risus Talent Partners LLC is partnering with a leading packaging industry organization to recruit a Cost Accounting Manager. This role collaborates with plant leadership across facilities to standardize costing, improve processes, and drive accuracy in COGS, margins, and inventory valuation.

The position is hands-on, senior-level, with no direct reports, and involves validating costing methodologies, partnering with operations, and supporting integrations of acquired businesses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years of cost accounting experience, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, labor and overhead rates, inventory accounting, and variance analysis.
• Experience working directly with manufacturing plants and operational leadership.
• Solid understanding of how manufacturing costs impact the general ledger and financial statements.
• Experience evaluating and improving accounting processes across multiple locations.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships with both finance and plant operations teams.
• Detail‑oriented, organized, and comfortable working independently in a hands‑on role.
• Willingness to travel to manufacturing facilities as needed.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and improve cost accounting processes across multiple facilities.
• Develop and maintain standard costing methodologies (material, labor, overhead).
• Analyze costs, inventory valuation, COGS, gross margins, and variances.
• Ensure accurate cost accounting practices and link costs to the general ledger.
• Partner with plant leadership to understand production processes and drive improvements.
• Assist integration of acquisitions by standardizing costing practices.
• Document processes and recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with corporate finance and cost accounting consultants on system changes.
• Support ERP improvements, reporting, controls, and audits.
• Travel to facilities to support implementation of costing practices.

Skills

Cost accounting

Manufacturing

Standard costing

Variance analysis

Excel

Plant liaison

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Amtech/Encore ERP

Job description

Risus Talent Partners LLC is partnering with a leading packaging industry organization to recruit a Cost Accounting Manager. This role collaborates with plant leadership across facilities to standardize costing, improve processes, and drive accuracy in COGS, margins, and inventory valuation.

The position is hands-on, senior-level, with no direct reports, and involves validating costing methodologies, partnering with operations, and supporting integrations of acquired businesses.