Growth-Driven Cost Accounting Manager, Manufacturing

LHH; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LHH in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Cost Accounting Manager to build and lead the cost accounting function for a growing manufacturing operation. This role entails establishing processes, controls, and analytics from the ground up while partnering with operations, supply chain, and executive leadership.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience, strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, variance analysis, and month-end close, and advanced Excel

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Strong expertise in standard costing, inventory accounting, variance analysis, and month-end close.
• Experience building or significantly improving accounting processes and controls.
• Background supporting a startup operation, facility expansion, ERP implementation, or major process transformation preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Experience partnering with operations and translating financial data into business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance cost accounting, inventory accounting, and reporting processes.
• Own standard costing, inventory valuation, variance analysis, and manufacturing cost reporting.
• Lead month-end close activities related to inventory, cost of goods sold, and manufacturing operations.
• Build and maintain KPIs, dashboards, and performance reporting for leadership.
• Partner with FP&A on budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and financial analysis.
• Analyze production costs, labor, overhead, scrap, yield, and inventory trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support ERP optimization, reporting enhancements, and process automation initiatives.
• Present financial insights and recommendations to executive leadership and international stakeholders.
• Establish scalable controls and procedures to support continued growth.
• Serve as a key business partner to operations, engineering, supply chain, quality, and finance teams.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory costing

Variance analysis

Month-end close

ERP implementation

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

LHH in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Cost Accounting Manager to build and lead the cost accounting function for a growing manufacturing operation. This role entails establishing processes, controls, and analytics from the ground up while partnering with operations, supply chain, and executive leadership.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience, strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, variance analysis, and month-end close, and advanced Excel