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A growing manufacturing and materials organization is seeking an experienced Cost Accounting Manager to support its finance and operations teams during a critical year-end and budgeting period. This is a hybrid contract role based in Denver, CO, with the potential to transition into a permanent position for the right individual. This position will play a key role in supporting month-end close, inventory accounting, and standard costing across multiple manufacturing operations. You’ll collaborate with both finance and operations leadership to ensure accuracy in cost reporting and to provide analytical insights supporting the upcoming annual budget. The ideal candidate is hands-on, analytical, and collaborative – comfortable working independently while partnering closely with leadership to develop effective solutions.
Job Responsibility:
Support month-end and year-end close (journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and inventory valuation)
Assist in the budgeting process, validating standard costs and running cost-per-unit or cost-per-lb scenario analyses
Partner with finance and operations to review BOMs, SKUs, and production variances
Analyze cost drivers and provide insight into efficiency and margin improvements
Prepare clear, concise reports summarizing plant-level and corporate cost data for management
Identify opportunities to improve close timelines, costing accuracy, and reporting processes
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
5+ years of progressive cost or manufacturing accounting experience
Strong understanding of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting