Cost Accounting Manager, CHAOS Industries

• 5+ years of work experience in in Cost Accounting preferably in a manufacturing and/or R&D environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in accounting or finance related field
• Ability to understand the production environment and the associated financial processes
• Profound knowledge of supply chain, receiving, inventory flow, operations process and manufacturing principles
• Ability to effectively analyze transactional level detail in an enterprise resource planning system and articulate the key findings to leadership
• Strong business skills and effective understanding of financial, distribution and manufacturing systems
• Excellent analytical abilities, problem-solving skills and business acumen
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills
• Excellent project and time management abilities
• Ability to work under pressure within short time constraints and in a complex high growth organization

Desirable

• The Cost Accounting Manager’s primary responsibility is to own and lead the cost and inventory functions within the accounting team
• They will provide significant input to the company within costing projects, margin analysis, tracing costs to activities, month end close, and budget processes as well as supporting business decision making and other accounting processes
• They will organize and monitor inventory counting
• The Cost Accounting Manager works under the supervision of the Director of Accounting
• The role is highly visible and will partner with various team members throughout the organization
• Responsible for all manufacturing cost accounting related activities: costing projects, month end close, maintaining accurate costs, labor & overhead absorption, inventory management, freight and duty tracking and monitoring
• Establish relationships with key stakeholders cross-functionally within the production team to develop deep understanding of processes, business drivers, costs and revenue
• Analyze trends in cost variances, production volumes, and material usage and implement timely adjustments with cross functional team. Troubleshoot and research unexplained inventory transactions
• Strong ability take ownership of the cost accounting function, build processes from the ground up, and implement process improvements including focus on change management
• Drive operational improvements and efficiencies on labor & overhead burden to improve business profitability
• Perform variance analysis such as margin analysis, purchase price to cost variance, cost revaluation, invoice to PO price variances and work order variances, and system to system variances
• Ensure validity and accuracy of ERP through analysis, internal audit, and coordination with inventory control, and production. Own ERP process enhancements and continue to scale the system to meet new processes and requirements
• Collaborate with the FP&A to identify cost drivers and develop models as the basis for forward looking plans and forecasts. Partner with FP&A and production to ensure Bill of Material accuracy including knowledge of cost reduction impact on financials
• Prepare accounting schedules routinely and as requested for internal and external reporting requirements
• Support audit as requested
• Work 4-5 days per week out of our office in Hawthorne, cA