Cost Accounting Manager - Manufacturing - Base Salary To 120K/Year - Janesville, WI
AllSearch Professional StaffingJanesville, WI
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Job Description
Cost Accounting Manager- Manufacturing- Base Salary to 120k/year- Janesville, WI
- Our client, a well-established manufacturer within the industrial products sector, is seeking a Cost Accounting Manager to support plant-level financial operations at their Janesville, WI facility. This role will lead cost accounting functions in a manufacturing environment, partnering closely with operations to drive cost visibility, inventory accuracy, and production efficiency.
- This is an onsite position with relocation assistance available.
Responsibilities:
- Lead cost accounting activities within a manufacturing environment, including standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory valuation
- Own and maintain standard cost systems, including updates to bills of materials (BOMs) and production routings
- Analyze material, labor, and overhead costs to identify trends, variances, and cost-saving opportunities
- Partner directly with plant operations leadership to improve cost control and operational performance
- Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, including ERP-driven cost accounting close (SAP environment)
- Monitor and report on key plant KPIs, including production efficiency, scrap, and yield
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including cost projections and operational planning
- Ensure accuracy of inventory accounting, including cycle counts and physical inventory processes
- Provide detailed analysis of production variances and operational discrepancies
- Support internal and external audits by preparing financial data and documentation
- Supervise and develop accounting staff
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
- 3+ years of cost accounting experience within a manufacturing environment
- Hands-on experience with:
- Standard costing
- Variance analysis (material, labor, overhead)
- Inventory accounting and controls
- Experience using SAP in a manufacturing environment (costing, inventory, or production-related modules)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables and data analysis
- Prior experience leading or supervising accounting staff
- Ability to work onsite in Janesville, WI (relocation assistance available)
- Experience with SAP modules such as CO (Controlling), FI (Financial Accounting), MM (Materials Management), or PP (Production Planning)
- Experience with Power BI or other data visualization tools
- Experience supporting plant-level accounting or manufacturing operations finance
Compensation:
- Base salary in the 100k – 120k/year range
- Bonus eligibility
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Relocation assistance available
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