Manager, Costing

Scorpion Therapeutics; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & Paid Personal Time Off

401K

Medical/Dental/Vision & supplemental…

Performance-based incentives

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Growth and internal mobility

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics, based in Atlanta, GA, is seeking a Manager, Costing to own product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing finance across multiple facilities. You will develop standard costs, analyze variances, support budgeting and forecasting, and partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement and Finance to improve gross margins.

The ideal candidate has 4–7+ years in cost or manufacturing accounting, strong costing and ERP experience (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite), and a CPA or

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting.
• Experience in beverage alcohol, brewing, food manufacturing, CPG, or related industries.
• Experience supporting multiple production facilities.
• Strong standard costing and inventory accounting knowledge.
• ERP implementations experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor standard costs for all SKUs, packaging formats, and production facilities.
• Ensure accurate costing of raw/packaging materials, labor, overhead, utilities, freight, and co-manufacturing; lead monthly cost rollups and standard cost updates.
• Oversee inventory valuation methodologies and ensure accounting compliance.
• Manage monthly close activities related to inventory and cost of goods sold.
• Analyze and explain manufacturing variances.
• Prepare monthly facility performance reports and KPI dashboards.
• Partner with brewery leadership to identify cost savings and operational improvements.
• Develop consistent costing policies/procedures and reporting standards across locations.
• Benchmark facility performance and identify optimization opportunities.
• Lead manufacturing cost budgets and forecasts.
• Support annual operating plans and long-range financial planning.
• Maintain costing accuracy within ERP systems.
• Serve as subject matter expert for ERP implementations/upgrades/process transformation.
• Ensure controls over inventory, manufacturing costs, and COGS reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in costing methodologies and reporting tools.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Cost accounting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

CPA (or equivalent)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics

JDE

Oracle

NetSuite

Job description

Job Summary

• Reporting to the Director, Operational Finance, the Manager, Costing is accountable for product costing and margins, inventory valuations, manufacturing finance, and cost analysis across multiple production facilities.
• Develop and maintain standard costs; analyze manufacturing and supply chain variances; support budgeting/forecasting; provide actionable insights to improve operational efficiency and gross margin performance.
• Partner with Brewery Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial and Finance to ensure accurate costing, inventory reporting, and manufacturing performance measurement.

Key Responsibilities

Product Costing & Inventory Management

• Develop, maintain, and monitor standard costs for all SKUs, packaging formats, and production facilities.
• Ensure accurate costing of raw/packaging materials, labor, overhead, utilities, freight, and co-manufacturing; lead monthly cost rollups and standard cost updates.
• Oversee inventory valuation methodologies and ensure accounting compliance.

Manufacturing Finance & Variance Analysis

• Manage monthly close activities related to inventory and cost of goods sold.
• Analyze and explain manufacturing variances.
• Prepare monthly facility performance reports and KPI dashboards.
• Partner with brewery leadership to identify cost savings and operational improvements.

Financial Management, Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning

• Develop consistent costing policies/procedures and reporting standards across locations.
• Benchmark facility performance and identify optimization opportunities.
• Lead manufacturing cost budgets and forecasts.
• Support annual operating plans and long-range financial planning.

Systems, Controls & Compliance

• Maintain costing accuracy within ERP systems.
• Serve as subject matter expert for ERP implementations/upgrades/process transformation.
• Ensure controls over inventory, manufacturing costs, and COGS reporting.
• Drive continuous improvement in costing methodologies and reporting tools.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Economics, or related field.
• CPA (or equivalent) preferred.

Experience

• 4–7+ years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting.
• Experience in beverage alcohol, brewing, food manufacturing, CPG, or related industries.
• Experience supporting multiple production facilities.
• Strong standard costing and inventory accounting knowledge.
• ERP experience (SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, JDE, Oracle, NetSuite).
• ERP implementations experience a plus.

Technical Skills

• Advanced Excel and financial modeling.
• Manufacturing cost accounting within an ERP.
• Inventory accounting and controls.

Compensation/Total Rewards

• Expected base salary range: USD $100,000–$125,000 annually.
• PTO & Paid Personal Time Off; 401K; Medical/Dental/Vision & supplemental insurances; performance-based incentives; Employee & Family Assistance Program; growth and internal mobility opportunities.