Cost Accounting Manager

Mason & Blair, LLC., a premier Accounting and Finance search firm in the Bay area has teamed with a great tech manufacturing client of ours on a search for a Cost Accounting Manager role. This role is hybrid in San Jose.

Responsibilities:

• Lead all cost accounting functions, including standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
• Analyze manufacturing performance by comparing actual costs to standards and identifying drivers of variances.
• Collaborate with operations, supply chain, and engineering to ensure accurate costing, inventory control, and margin management.
• Own and manage the month-end close process for cost and inventory accounting.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve cost accounting procedures and internal controls.
• Lead annual standard cost roll and support budgeting and forecasting efforts related to cost of goods sold (COGS).
• Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts to ensure accurate reporting.

What You Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in and 5-10 years of accounting experience, including significant cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• SAP experience is highly preferred, especially in cost, inventory, and production modules.
• Familiarity with business intelligence platforms (eg. Power BI, Tableau, Sigma) is highly desirable.