Title:  Cost Accounting Manager

About Us

Data Analysis Incorporated (DAI) is the controlling entity of the O’Neil family of businesses. DAI and its subsidiaries operate in diverse industries worldwide, including global equity markets, health care, financial services, digital news, and insurance. Our global footprint allows our teams to be responsive to customer needs in a timely and efficient manner. We are dedicated to using technology and innovation to bring change and growth to our businesses. We believe in a dynamic workplace, creating engaging, informative products and services that help our customers succeed. Integrity is an essential characteristic for our firms and our associates; if this describes you, please apply! 
 

Summary

The Cost Accounting Manager is responsible for all manufacturing accounting areas including standard costing and inventories. This position will be responsible for implementing controls to ensure accurate reporting of inventories and manufacturing costs, including research of variances, makes recommendations. The Cost Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the work performed by cost accounting resources and ensure the work is allocated and executed efficiently. This position addresses tight deadlines and a multitude of accounting activities that support the monthly close and financial analysis processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborates with operations and production teams to support overall department goals and objectives related to costing and manufacturing reporting.
• Assist in the implementation of standard costing and inventory accounting system. 
• Manage the work of cost accountants work to develop more efficient procedures and use of resources while maintaining a high level of accuracy.
• Ensure accurate reporting of inventories and costs, timely analysis of labor, material, and overhead variances for decision making.
• Work with plant management teams to investigate unfavorable variances and make recommendations to improve.
• Create bill of materials for each job and the setup of standard costs, including labor, material, machining, and other direct and indirect conversion costs. 
• Review standard and actual costs against operating data to analyze manufacturing variances. Make recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce waste throughout the manufacturing process.
• Manage data accumulation from production systems and databases for a robust cost accounting system. Monitor controls in place to ensure the integrity of the cost data.
• Work with operations and production scheduling to develop assumptions for equipment throughput, material consumption, and labor efficiency used in standard costs. Track conversion process and costs throughout various stages of the manufacturing process. 
• Assist Estimating team in the proposal process by providing cost estimates for pricing and margin analysis. Build BOM library for the master product catalogue.
• Liaise with Purchasing for price evolution and raw material cost update. Ensure accurate and timely reporting of purchase price variance.
• Research and validate variances versus standard for purchases, processes, labor and spending. Make recommendations for improved adherence to standard. 
• Manage inventory valuation from cost update and inventory adjustments for GAAP reporting (e.g. price testing).
• Develop financial controls over inventory reporting. Ensure adherence to month-end and cycle count instructions. Monitors scrap and recycle of materials. Reviews inventory count adjustments and resolves discrepancies.
• Monitor inventory movement throughout the production process to ensure accurate accounting of costs by job and inventories on hand. Ensure accurate reporting of inventory in-transit and 3rd-party warehouses.
• Track project cost and analyze budget to actual variances over project life cycle.
• Assist in the budget process. Make sure the costs used in material procurement budget and manpower budget are accurate and supported by robust assumptions.
• Validate the cost of goods sold is accurately tracked by product by job as part of the month-end close.
• Accumulate and apply overhead costs by job and by cost centers. Ensure absorption is correctly calculated, accounting for  the changes in production volume and any impact from budget revisions.
• Supports FP&A in the preparations of management reports. Assist in the reporting on the effectiveness of operational performance by providing operations with financial analysis, plant metrics and KPIs.
• Analyze plant financial data to quantify cost savings opportunities and to support Operations and FP&A team by implementing cost reduction initiatives to improve operating profit.
   

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Certification in a recognized professional accounting designation is required, with preference given to management accounting or cost accounting designations (e.g. CMA, CIMA, CGMA).
• A minimum of ten years’ work experience in cost accounting in a manufacturing environment is required.
• Training in lean manufacturing principles or quality control systems (such as Six Sigma) is a plus.
• Affinity for manufacturing operations and inquisitive for how thing work.

Working Conditions

Must be able to perform essential job duties.  Work is performed primarily in an office environment. Typically requires the ability to sit for extended periods of time (66%+ each workday), hear the telephone, and enter data on a computer and may also require the ability to lift up to 10 pounds.  
 

Equal Opportunity Employer

Data Analysis Inc is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.