Cost Accounting Manager Job at Aston Carter in Leawood

Aston Carter is working with a well-known company in the Kansas City area that is hiring for a Cost Accounting Manager! Our client is looking for someone with strong cost accounting experience for large companies and SAP experience. Target pay is $120 - 140k with eligibility for an annual bonus. If you are interested in learning more, please apply!

Job Description:

• Coordinate and support monthly financial close, cycle counts, and inventory audits.
• Review vendor invoices for payments of manufacturing raw materials, including research, correspondence, and follow-up of discrepancies.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of vendor statements vs. raw materials.
• Conduct reviews of accounting variances and direct improvement plans to the business.
• Reconcile monthly raw material standards vs. actuals and provide corresponding variance explanations.
• Conduct various general ledger account reconciliations to ensure accurate financial postings.
• Maintain, review, and communicate cost center expenses in conjunction with the FP&A Team, ensuring proper documentation and system entries.
• Identify issues and work within the finance team and other teams to resolve them.
• Have an advanced understanding of how supply chain flow and manufacturing processes interact with the general ledger.
• Manage fixed asset acquisition, capitalization, and life cycle activities.
• Build bottom-up comprehensive inventory cost roll using standard cost principles.
• Work closely and collaboratively across multi-department teams.
• Communicate effectively with fellow team members and members of other departments.
• Use reasoning to solve problems that may arise.
• Utilize established resources to complete work efficiently and effectively.
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of work.
• Support cost accounting efforts for maintaining SOX Internal Controls.
• Assist with the maintenance of accounting policies and procedures as they are developed.
• Assist auditors with any inquiries and samples.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in cost accounting
• Experience in SAP (S4) is required
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• MBA or CPA preferred

About Aston Carter:

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options.