Strategic Cost Controller – Manufacturing

Hubbell Incorporated; Farmington (CT); On-site; USD 112,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, life and disability

401(k) Retirement Plan with 4% company

11 holidays and generous leave

Job summary

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a cost accounting professional to support manufacturing operations at a Hubbell site (preferred locations include Farmington, CT). The role covers cost control processes, inventory management, and monthly closings, reporting to the Assistant Segment Controller.

You will perform variance analysis, allocate costs, and develop reporting tools. A Bachelor's in Accounting with 4–6 years of manufacturing experience is expected, along with travel 25-30%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting; CPA or CMA preferred.
• 4–6 years of manufacturing accounting experience.
• Travel ability: 25–30%.
• SAP, OneStream and Blackline experience preferred.
• Deep understanding of cost accounting, product costing and variances.
• ERP experience with JDE and SAP preferred.
• Strong accounting principles, internal controls and process flows.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains robust controls and identifies risks.
• Assists in monthly variance analysis incl. PPV, freight, tariff, materials usage, production order, labor and overhead variances.
• Supports monitoring of earned hours, scrap and COGS.
• Monitors work orders and inventory movements.
• Completes monthly closing journal entries and reconciliations.
• Allocates costs across cost centers and GL accounts.
• Prepares monthly variance analysis of production costs.
• Compiles and shares monthly productivity reports with data accuracy.
• Collaborates on development of reporting tools and templates.

Skills

Cost accounting

Product costing

Variance analysis

ERP software

SAP

OneStream

Blackline

JDE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

CPA or CMA preferred

Tools

SAP

OneStream

Blackline

JDE

Job description

Hubbell Incorporated is seeking a cost accounting professional to support manufacturing operations at a Hubbell site (preferred locations include Farmington, CT). The role covers cost control processes, inventory management, and monthly closings, reporting to the Assistant Segment Controller.

You will perform variance analysis, allocate costs, and develop reporting tools. A Bachelor's in Accounting with 4–6 years of manufacturing experience is expected, along with travel 25-30%.