Manufacturing Costing & Analysis Lead - Bonus Eligible

Orion Solutions Group; Rochester Hills (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Bonus eligible

Job summary

Orion Solutions Group is seeking a Manufacturing Finance Leader to own standard costing, inventory valuation, analytics, and procurement finance support across the North American manufacturing network.

You will partner with plant leadership, engineering, supply chain, procurement, and corporate finance to improve cost accuracy, productivity reporting, and decision support, while guiding audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, inventory accounting, variance analysis, and GAAP.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations in industrial, automotive, or process manufacturing environments.
• ERP experience (Oracle preferred).
• Advanced Excel and financial analysis skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both finance and operations leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead standard cost processes across North American manufacturing operations.
• Maintain cost accuracy within the ERP system, including BOMs, routings, labor, and overhead structures.
• Manage annual cost rolls and analyze manufacturing, inventory, labor, overhead, and purchase price variances.
• Ensure accurate inventory valuation and compliance with company accounting policies.
• Develop reporting and analytics that improve operational visibility and manufacturing productivity.
• Partner with procurement to analyze purchasing performance and drive cost savings initiatives.
• Support pricing, transfer pricing, budgeting, forecasting, and product profitability analysis.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for costing, inventory transactions, and manufacturing finance processes.
• Support manufacturing footprint optimization, continuous improvement, and strategic operations initiatives.
• Assist with internal and external audits as needed.

Skills

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Oracle ERP

Excel

Job description

Orion Solutions Group is seeking a Manufacturing Finance Leader to own standard costing, inventory valuation, analytics, and procurement finance support across the North American manufacturing network.

You will partner with plant leadership, engineering, supply chain, procurement, and corporate finance to improve cost accuracy, productivity reporting, and decision support, while guiding audits and continuous improvement initiatives.