Main Office - Burlington

The Cost Accounting Senior Manager will support manufacturing operations and supply chain management in North America, with a primary focus on our in-house manufacturing operations. Responsibilities will focus on the areas of inventory, cost of goods, and warranty.Supporting the operations team, you will be the primary finance business partner supporting manufacturing.This role will require periodic travel to sites such as Texas and Pennsylvania where we have in-house manufacturing in North America.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing all manufacturing cost accounting related activities in North America: monthly and quarter-end closes, standard cost setting, labor & overhead absorption, inventory management, freight and duty tracking, and monitoring.
• Coordinate with operations leaders to manage the analysis and reporting of manufacturing variances, spending, and other manufacturing metrics to drive operational efficiencies and cost savings.
• Partner with FP&A to coordinate budgeting and forecasting, including materials, labor, and overhead expense forecasting.
• Assess and identify products that are being produced below margin expectations and then partner with the manufacturing team to measure and track progress as they correct low-margin products.
• Support manufacturing spending analysis and monitoring of manufacturing location metrics.
• Investigate, analyze, and report on manufacturing variances, material, and freight purchase price variances.
• Review and maintain master data including material master, BOM, and routings.
• Lead implementation of global cycle count program.
• Oversee periodic physical inventory, quarterly and annually.
• Identify and address slow-moving inventory, and partner with operations to calculate inventory excess and obsolescence reserves.
• Prepare journal entries and monthly reconciliations for inventory and related cost of goods sold.
• Develop and maintain SOX controls related to costing and inventory.
• Assist with and ensure successful quarterly reviews and year-end audits.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of finance/accounting experience, focused on manufacturing/cost accounting, with supervisory experience.
• Understanding of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and internal controls.
• Experience with supporting multiple foreign and domestic entities, including public companies.
• Comfortable in high growth environment.
• Possesses exceptional organizational skills and is an effective time manager/multi-tasker.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP System, a plus

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance required, CPA a plus