Cost Accounting Manager | Manufacturing Impact Focused

Parcc Associates is partnering with a well-established and growing manufacturing company to identify a high-caliber Cost Accounting Manager who wants to play a visible, strategic role in operations.

This isn’t a back-office reporting role. This position sits at the intersection of finance and manufacturing operations — influencing margins, driving process improvements, and helping leadership make informed, data-driven decisions.

If you understand manufacturing cost structures, thrive in fast-paced environments, and want your work to directly impact profitability, this is worth a conversation.

• High visibility with operations and executive leadership
• Direct impact on product costing, margin analysis, and profitability
• Opportunity to modernize and improve cost accounting processes
• Growing organization with strong leadership and investment in systems
• Clear runway for advancement

Own Product Costing

• Maintain and improve standard costing processes
• Analyze material, labor, and overhead costs
• Ensure accuracy of BOMs and routing data

Drive Margin & Variance Analysis

• Lead monthly manufacturing variance analysis (labor, materials, overhead)
• Partner with plant leadership to identify root causes and corrective actions

Support Operational Decision-Making

• Develop KPIs tied to production efficiency and profitability
• Assist with pricing analysis and cost modeling
• Support inventory controls and cycle count programs

Strengthen Financial Controls

• Oversee inventory valuation and reconciliations
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and internal policies
• Partner with auditors during year-end review

Improve Systems & Processes

• Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and cost tracking
• Support ERP enhancements or implementations
• Help create scalable processes as the company grows

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of cost accounting experience within manufacturing
• Strong understanding of standard costing and inventory accounting
• Experience working directly with plant operations
• ERP experience required (manufacturing environment strongly preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills
• CPA or CMA is a plus

• Comfortable being on the plant floor — not just behind a desk
• Naturally analytical with strong business acumen
• Direct communicator who can partner with operations leadership
• Process-minded and improvement-focused
• Hands-on and accountable

Competitive base salary + bonus potential + comprehensive benefits.

Hybrid flexibility depending on location.

Long-term career growth within a stable and expanding organization.