Director, Cost Accounting

The Role:

The Director, Cost Accounting will own the Company's cost accounting function across a multi-site manufacturing environment, acting as the go-to expert on GAAP costing methodologies and government Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). This person will roll up their sleeves to drive the semi-annual cost rate-setting process, tighten up work order variance reporting, and work hand-in-hand with leadership to build a SOX 404(b)-compliant control environment around inventory and costing.

What You’ll Do

• Take over the Company’s cost accounting apparatus.
• Drive new processes around variance of work orders to expectations.
• Maintain and update the Company’s rates on a semi-annual basis or on a needed basis. Run the cost setting process across multiple sites with many different stakeholders taking input from Operational Finance and Operations to comply with GAAP and CAS needs.
• Be the Company’s subject matter expert in GAAP approved costing methodologies across a differentiated manufacturing company.
• Implement additional software packages that enhance the Company’s ability to report cost.
• Partner with Company leadership to drive a control framework around inventory and costing to a SOX 404(b) standard.
• Have extensive understanding of government CAS requirements as it pertains to government and commercial contracts.
• Other related duties and special projects as they arise.

What We’re Looking For

• 10+ Years of progressive cost or managerial accounting experience.
• Mixture of experience with high volume and high dollar amount manufacturing.
• CPA or CMA certification strongly preferred.
• Extremely well spoken. Able to break down complex and hard to understand concepts to all functions at the Company.
• Led a Company’s cost function historically.
• Extensive understanding of building Company’s and teams.
• Deep understanding of internal ownership with multiple stakeholders. Balancing needs and wants of all.
• Continuous ownership and improvement life cycles.
• Ability to travel lightly, roughly 0-10% depending on the Company’s planning cycles.

What Will Set You Apart

• Extensive SQL or Python knowledge.
• Experience in building and owning processes continuously.
• Worked with a Company’s Product Management function to improve internally developed software tools for Accounting Uses.
• Extensive understanding of multiple types of manufacturing including but not limited to Satellites, CPG, Components, ships, or semiconductors.