Plant Cost Accounting Manager

Coastal Elite Pro; BLOOMINGTON (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Coastal Elite Pro in Bloomington, MN seeks an Accounting Manager to lead plant-level accounting operations, ensure accurate, compliant financial results and strong internal controls.

You will oversee month-end close, cost accounting, inventory valuation, and plant reporting, partner with operations on budgeting and forecasting, and develop a small accounting team while driving process improvements and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• Strong accounting and cost-accounting expertise.
• Solid understanding of inventory valuation and financial reporting.
• Proven internal controls and audit support experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end close activities and maintain accurate general ledger records.
• Manage cost accounting, including production cost analysis and variance analysis.
• Own inventory valuation processes and ensure appropriate valuation and controls.
• Prepare and deliver plant-level financial reporting and decision-support insights.
• Partner with operations to support budgeting and forecasting and explain cost drivers.
• Lead and develop a small accounting team.
• Champion process improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and controls.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure audit-ready documentation.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory valuation

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Audit support

Leadership

Operations partnership

Job description

Accounting Manager (Plant-Level Accounting)

responsible for leading accounting functions for aerospace manufacturing operations, ensuring accurate, compliant financial results and strong internal controls.

• Oversee month-end close activities and maintain accurate general ledger records.
• Manage cost accounting, including production cost analysis and variance analysis.
• Own inventory valuation processes and ensure appropriate valuation and controls.
• Prepare and deliver plant-level financial reporting and decision-support insights.
• Partner with operations to support budgeting and forecasting and explain cost drivers.
• Lead and develop a small accounting team.
• Champion process improvements to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and controls.
• Support internal and external audits and ensure audit-ready documentation.

Qualifications & Skills:

strong accounting and cost-accounting expertise, solid understanding of inventory valuation and financial reporting, proven internal controls and audit support experience, capability to analyze production costs and variances, leadership skills for a small team, and strong partnership skills with operations.