Strategic Cost Accounting Manager, Manufacturing

Amphenol; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Industrial Operations seeks a Cost Accounting Manager to lead cost accounting, inventory, and manufacturing finance for a multi-site North American operation. You will own product costing, BOMs, variance analysis, and drive cost improvements while partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Commercial teams.

You will supervise a Cost Analyst and an AP Analyst/Accountant, ensure accurate cost capitalization, and support pricing decisions under US GAAP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field required.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience within a manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of leadership or supervisory experience.
• Strong experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing finance.
• Experience supporting complex manufacturing operations involving assembly, electromechanical products, wire and cable products, or industrial components preferred.
• Experience with ERP systems in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain standard costing systems for connector assemblies, cable assemblies, solar junction box assemblies, and related products.
• Develop, validate, and maintain bills of materials, labor routings, overhead allocation methodologies, and manufacturing cost structures.
• Lead annual standard cost roll activities and periodic cost updates.
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, purchase price, and manufacturing variances, identifying drivers and corrective actions.
• Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Operations to evaluate financial impact of product design changes, sourcing decisions, and manufacturing process improvements.
• Support product profitability analysis and pricing decisions through detailed cost modeling.
• Ensure accurate cost capitalization and inventory valuation in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policies.
• Serve as the primary finance partner to Operations and Plant Leadership.
• Analyze manufacturing performance metrics including labor utilization, material yield, scrap, inventory turns, productivity, and absorption.
• Develop reporting and KPIs to improve operational decision-making.
• Support monthly business reviews by providing financial analysis of manufacturing performance and operational trends.
• Participate in capital investment evaluations, ROI analyses, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Provide financial guidance for new product introductions, process transfers, and manufacturing footprint optimization efforts.
• Own inventory accounting and reconciliation processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate inventory valuation and reserve methodologies.
• Lead physical inventory counts and cycle count programs.
• Investigate inventory adjustments, aging trends, excess and obsolete inventory, and inventory-related variances.
• Strengthen inventory controls and collaborate with Operations and Supply Chain teams to improve inventory accuracy.
• Manage fixed asset accounting activities, including capitalization, depreciation, transfers, disposals, and asset verification.
• Partner with Operations on capital project tracking and capital expenditure reporting.
• Maintain compliance with company capitalization policies and audit requirements.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to ensure robust and repeatable material and process implementation.
• Support sourcing teams in evaluating new suppliers, qualifying alternate materials, and managing material changes.
• Support ECNs, cost‑reduction initiatives, and global product transfers involving material or process changes.
• Accounts Payable Leadership – provide oversight of the Accounts Payable functions.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close process.
• Assist with budget, forecast, and strategic planning processes.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the Cost Accountant and AP Specialist.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation initiatives across accounting and finance processes.

Skills

Standard costing

Inventory accounting

Manufacturing finance

ERP systems

Leadership

Financial modeling

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business

CPA/CMA/MBA preferred

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Epicor

QAD

Plex

Infor

Macola

Job description

Amphenol Industrial Operations seeks a Cost Accounting Manager to lead cost accounting, inventory, and manufacturing finance for a multi-site North American operation. You will own product costing, BOMs, variance analysis, and drive cost improvements while partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Commercial teams.

You will supervise a Cost Analyst and an AP Analyst/Accountant, ensure accurate cost capitalization, and support pricing decisions under US GAAP.