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Cost Accounting Manager

Vaco
$115,000.00 - $135,000.00 / yr
401(k), retirement plan
United States, Florida, St. Petersburg
Mar 13, 2025
Position Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Cost Accounting Manager to join our dynamic finance team. This individual will play a key role in managing our cost accounting processes and ensuring accurate financial reporting of manufacturing operations both domestically and internationally. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in cost accounting, a foundation in public accounting, and have hands-on experience utilizing SAP ERP systems. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment. Key Responsibilities: Oversee inventory management practices, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in inventory valuation and reporting. Lead cycle counts and collaborate with operations teams to resolve any discrepancies or issues. Manage the costing of inventory, including raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods. Ensure accurate capitalization schedules for fixed assets and proper recording of related costs. Prepare and analyze financial reports for manufacturing operations, both domestically and internationally, ensuring compliance with US GAAP and other relevant standards. Provide insightful analysis to senior leadership for strategic decision-making. Utilize SAP to monitor, track, and report on cost data, inventory movements, and manufacturing costs. Ensure proper system configuration to meet business needs and collaborate with IT and other departments to optimize. Develop, document, and maintain cost accounting policies and procedures. Ensure adherence to best practices and compliance with internal controls and external regulations. Continuously evaluate and improve cost accounting processes and systems to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and scalability. Lead initiatives to streamline operations and reduce cost variances. Partner with various departments, including finance, operations, and IT, to ensure alignment on cost accounting objectives and continuous improvement in cost management processes. Provide guidance and leadership to junior accounting staff, ensuring high standards of performance and continuous development. Qualifications: Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field CPA or CMA certification preferred Experience: Minimum of 5-7 years of cost accounting experience, including at least 3 years with a Big 4 public accounting firm. Strong hands-on experience with SAP and proficiency with Excel Proven experience in inventory management, cycle counts, and capitalization schedules. Experience with financial reporting for manufacturing operations in both domestic and international settings Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco notes the salary range for the role as follows: $115-135,000 . The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com . Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal. Privacy Notice Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies. California residents may access Vaco's HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here. Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here. Residents of all other states may access our policies here. Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here. Residents of countries governed by GDPR may access our policies here. Pay Transparency Notice Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual's skill sets, experience and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.