Accounting & Cost Control Manager — Manufacturing & Factory Operations
Position Overview
The Accounting & Cost Control Manager oversees total financial, cost accounting, and plant-level operations for our manufacturing facility. This role combines hands-on balance sheet and general ledger management with rigorous cost control, variance analysis, and standard costing. You will work directly with plant operations, production managers, and executive leadership to track product margins, optimize manufacturing overhead, and ensure financial compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Cost Control & Plant Accounting
Standard Costing & Variance Analysis: Establish, update, and maintain standard costing models for raw materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead. Analyze job-order and process cost variances (price, efficiency, volume) on a weekly and monthly basis. Inventory Control & Valuation: Oversee physical stock counts, cycle counts, raw material inventory, work-in-process (WIP), and finished goods valuation. Identify stock obsolescence and manage write-down risks. Bill of Materials (BOM) & Routing Audits: Partner with production and engineering teams to audit BOM accuracy, scrap rates, and production routings to ensure accurate job costing. Plant Operational Metrics: Monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as cost per unit produced, scrap percentage, yield efficiency, and machine downtime costs.
Financial Reporting & Financial Operations
Closing & Reporting: Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes for the plant. Prepare manufacturing P&L statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports. General Ledger & Compliance: Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll allocation, and local tax/statutory reporting for factory operations. Capital Expenditure (Cap Ex) Tracking: Monitor factory equipment investments, asset depreciation schedules, repair vs. replace decisions, and Cap Ex ROI. Audit & Compliance: Serve as the primary contact for external financial and inventory auditors.
Team Leadership
Supervise, train, and evaluate plant accountants, inventory controllers, and administrative finance staff.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Industrial Management. CMA (Certified Management Accountant) or CPA is strongly preferred. Experience: 6–10 years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3+ years in a factory or heavy manufacturing environment leading cost accounting/cost control functions. Technical Skills: Deep expertise in ERP manufacturing modules (e.g., SAP, Net Suite, Odoo, Infor) focusing on Inventory, Costing, and Production Control. Advanced Excel proficiency (financial modeling, pivot tables, complex formulas). Industry Domain: Thorough knowledge of job-costing, process-costing, scrap management, and standard absorption costing principles.
Compensation & Benefits
Competitive base salary with plant-performance bonus incentives Insurance coverage Paid time off (PTO) and continuous professional development allowance