Interim Cost Accounting Manager
Position Overview
A high-growth manufacturing company is seeking an experienced Interim Senior Cost Accountant to provide immediate support to its Finance and Accounting organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage product and manufacturing costing, including materials, labor, overhead, and production costs.
- Maintain and analyze standard costs, BOMs, routings, and inventory costing within NetSuite.
- Analyze manufacturing variances, including material, labor, overhead, scrap, purchase price, and production-volume variances.
- Support inventory accounting and valuation across raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
- Analyze COGS, gross margins, inventory movements, and manufacturing performance.
- Support month-end close, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and manufacturing reporting.
- Partner remotely with Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and manufacturing teams to resolve costing and inventory issues.
- Improve cost-accounting processes, controls, reporting, and data integrity within NetSuite.
- Provide continuity and knowledge transfer to the permanent hire.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of accounting experience with significant manufacturing cost-accounting experience.
- Strong hands-on NetSuite experience.
- Deep knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, COGS, BOMs, WIP, and variance analysis.
- Experience supporting manufacturing operations in a multi-site environment.
- Strong month-end close and account-reconciliation experience.
- Advanced Excel and financial-analysis skills.
- Ability to work independently and contribute immediately in an interim/consulting capacity.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CMA preferred but not required.
About Korn Ferry
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