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Direct cost accounting activities for multiple manufacturing locations, ensuring consistent practices, accurate reporting, and alignment with company financial policies
Act as a key business partner to plant and operations leaders by interpreting cost trends, explaining variances, and identifying opportunities to improve financial performance
Travel to operating sites to review plant results, confirm inventory records, and build strong coordination between finance and manufacturing teams
Maintain and refine standard costing structures, including product costing inputs, bills of materials accuracy, labor assumptions, overhead calculations, and cost rollups
Lead recurring month-end cost reviews by evaluating manufacturing variances related to material usage, labor performance, and overhead absorption
Work with operations, supply chain, and production teams to assess scrap, yield, cycle time, and other drivers that influence manufacturing efficiency and profitability
Oversee inventory valuation and control processes, including cycle count programs and physical inventory activities, while reinforcing strong controls over raw materials, work in process, and finished goods
Support budgeting, forecasting, capital analysis, product profitability reviews, and reporting improvements, including data quality and system-related enhancements tied to manufacturing finance
Partner with engineering and product development teams to estimate costs for new products and evaluate the financial effects of production methods, energy usage, batch variation, and kiln performance within refractory manufacturing
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
At least 7 years of progressive experience in cost accounting or financial analysis within a manufacturing setting
Demonstrated success supporting financial operations across more than one manufacturing site
Prior experience leading or supervising team members in an accounting or finance function
Strong expertise in standard costing, variance analysis, inventory accounting, and manufacturing performance measurement
Background in refractories, ceramics, minerals, or other heavy industrial manufacturing environments is strongly preferred
Proficiency with ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, or comparable systems
Ability to communicate effectively across finance, operations, supply chain, and engineering teams, with willingness to travel regularly to plant locations
What we offer
Medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance