Lead Cost Accountant - Manufacturing & Inventory Analytics

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

Job summary

Oshkosh AeroTech in the United States is seeking a Lead Cost Accountant to lead a geographically dispersed team of manufacturing cost accountants while strengthening inventory controls, cost reporting, and financial visibility across the company.

You will oversee standard costs, inventory valuation, variance analysis, month-end close, and ERP data extraction using SQL Server, with dashboards to communicate trends to finance and operations.

Qualifications

• Six or more years of relevant cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• 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.
• Experience with ERP systems, particularly Sightline or SYSPRO, and leading process or system improvements.
• Experience leading and coaching team members, collaborating across functions, investigating complex financial issues, and communicating findings to finance and non-finance leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and manage three domestic cost accountants supporting operations in Oregon, Utah, and Florida; coordinate closely with international finance and controller teams.
• Oversee manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costs, inventory valuation, cost allocations, and material, labor, overhead, and work-order variance analysis.
• Investigate unusual inventory and production cost variances; partner with operations and finance teams to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee inventory accuracy and cycle-count compliance across all locations, ensuring discrepancies are investigated, reconciled, and resolved timely in partnership with operations.
• Consolidate and analyze raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, and cycle-count information across locations; deliver accurate weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting packages.
• Develop SQL Server queries and scripts to extract and analyze complex ERP data; create dashboards and management reporting that clearly communicate key trends and performance metrics.
• Establish consistent inventory reporting, cycle-count procedures, and performance metrics across all locations, ensuring effective inventory controls while recognizing differences in operational processes and ERP systems.
• Lead cost accounting activities during month-end close, including account reconciliations, cost-of-goods-sold and margin reporting, and financial reporting in accordance with accounting guidance and company policies.
• Support accurate financial data collection and expense disaggregation reporting under evolving accounting requirements, including ASU 2024-03.
• Partner across finance and operations on inventory, shipment cutoff, and revenue recognition issues; help ensure transactions are recorded in the appropriate period.
• Improve internal controls, document process changes, and support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work across multiple ERP systems, including Syteline and SYSPRO, and support system and process enhancements to improve data integrity and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

GAAP knowledge

Excel skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

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

Tools

SQL Server

Syteline

SYSPRO

Job description

Oshkosh AeroTech in the United States is seeking a Lead Cost Accountant to lead a geographically dispersed team of manufacturing cost accountants while strengthening inventory controls, cost reporting, and financial visibility across the company.

You will oversee standard costs, inventory valuation, variance analysis, month-end close, and ERP data extraction using SQL Server, with dashboards to communicate trends to finance and operations.