Lead Cost Accountant – Manufacturing & Analytics

Oshkosh Corporation; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 93,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Oshkosh AeroTech, an Oshkosh company, seeks a Lead Cost Accountant to guide a geographically dispersed team of cost accountants, strengthening inventory controls and financial visibility. You will oversee standard costs, inventory valuation, variances, and cost allocations; develop SQL queries and dashboards; participate in month‑end close and ASU 2024‑03 reporting; ensure effective internal controls.

Travel up to 10% to collaborate with operations and finance and deliver actionable insights

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration.
• Six (6) or more years of relevant experience in accounting, finance, or treasury.
• Ability to travel 10%.
• Hands‑on cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, including inventory valuation, cost allocations, and material, labor, and overhead variance analysis.
• Proficiency with SQL Server, including writing queries or scripts to extract and analyze data, and experience creating dashboards or comparable management reporting tools.
• Strong working knowledge of GAAP and advanced Excel skills, including analysis of large, complex datasets.
• Ability to lead and coach team members, collaborate across functions, investigate complex financial issues, and communicate findings to finance and non‑finance leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and manage cost accountants across multiple locations.
• Oversee manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costs, inventory valuation, cost allocations, and variances.
• Investigate unusual inventory and production cost variances and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and cycle‑count compliance across locations.
• Deliver weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting packages.
• Develop SQL Server queries and dashboards for ERP data analysis.
• Establish consistent inventory reporting and performance metrics across sites.
• Lead month‑end close activities including reconciliations and margin reporting.
• Support ASU 2024‑03 reporting and evolving accounting requirements.
• Collaborate on inventory, shipment cutoff, and revenue recognition issues.
• Improve internal controls and support SOX compliance.
• Work with ERP systems like Syteline and SYSPRO for data integrity.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Leadership

Variance analysis

Data analysis

GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

Tools

SQL Server

Dashboards/Reporting tools

Job description

Oshkosh AeroTech, an Oshkosh company, seeks a Lead Cost Accountant to guide a geographically dispersed team of cost accountants, strengthening inventory controls and financial visibility. You will oversee standard costs, inventory valuation, variances, and cost allocations; develop SQL queries and dashboards; participate in month‑end close and ASU 2024‑03 reporting; ensure effective internal controls.

Travel up to 10% to collaborate with operations and finance and deliver actionable insights