Cost Accounting Team Leader

Energy Talent Search; South Carolina; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Greenville, SC-based manufacturing firm seeks a Manufacturing Finance / Cost Accounting professional to partner with operations and finance leadership. Role supports reporting, budgeting, forecasting, inventory analysis, and standard costing in a plant environment.

Responsibilities include analyzing plant performance, driving cost improvements, and producing actionable financial insights to improve manufacturing decisions. Strong Excel skills and ERP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 4–8 years of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, plant accounting, or operational finance experience.
• Manufacturing industry experience REQUIRED.
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting and standard costing environments.
• Experience supporting plant or site-based manufacturing operations.
• Strong Excel and spreadsheet analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Support plant leadership with manufacturing finance reporting and operational analysis.
• Analyze plant performance, manufacturing trends, and operational KPIs.
• Assist with inventory analysis, standard costing, and variance reporting.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting activities.
• Prepare spreadsheet analysis and reporting tied to plant operations and manufacturing performance.
• Work closely with operations teams to identify trends, inefficiencies, and cost drivers.
• Utilize ERP and operational data to analyze manufacturing and financial performance.
• Support inventory-related reporting and costing impacts.
• Assist with operational finance reporting tied to manufacturing initiatives and plant performance.
• Support month-end reporting and operational analysis activities.
• Partner with finance and operations leadership to improve reporting visibility and operational decision-making.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives tied to manufacturing finance and reporting processes.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Cost accounting

Excel

Inventory accounting

Standard costing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Greenville, United States | Posted on 05/27/2026

Energy Talent Search is working with a manufacturing company in the Greenville, South Carolina area seeking a Manufacturing Finance / Cost Accounting professional to support plant operations and finance leadership.

This position will partner closely with operations and plant leadership teams to support manufacturing reporting, operational analysis, inventory management, forecasting, budgeting, and cost accounting initiatives within a manufacturing environment.

This is a highly visible role supporting day-to-day plant finance operations and manufacturing performance reporting.

Responsibilities include:

• Support plant leadership with manufacturing finance reporting and operational analysis
• Analyze plant performance, manufacturing trends, and operational KPIs
• Assist with inventory analysis, standard costing, and variance reporting
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting activities
• Prepare spreadsheet analysis and reporting tied to plant operations and manufacturing performance
• Work closely with operations teams to identify trends, inefficiencies, and cost drivers
• Utilize ERP and operational data to analyze manufacturing and financial performance
• Support inventory-related reporting and costing impacts
• Assist with operational finance reporting tied to manufacturing initiatives and plant performance
• Support month-end reporting and operational analysis activities
• Partner with finance and operations leadership to improve reporting visibility and operational decision-making
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives tied to manufacturing finance and reporting processes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• 4–8 years of manufacturing finance, cost accounting, plant accounting, or operational finance experience
• Manufacturing industry experience REQUIRED
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting and standard costing environments
• Experience supporting plant or site-based manufacturing operations
• Strong Excel and spreadsheet analysis skills