Cost Accounting Manager

We are looking for an experienced Cost Accounting Manager to support finance operations in Parsippany, New Jersey. This role is ideal for someone who can work comfortably in a detailed, hands-on environment involving standard costing, inventory analysis, and data review across legacy or highly manual processes. The position will play an important part in strengthening accuracy, supporting audit readiness, and improving the reliability of cost accounting information used for business decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Direct cost and inventory accounting activities, ensuring balances, journal entries, reconciliations, and reserves are accurate and properly recorded.
• Manage standard cost maintenance and inventory valuation reviews, including analysis of material, production, and freight-related cost components.
• Investigate fluctuations in cost metrics and inventory results, providing clear monthly explanations and actionable financial insight.
• Partner with operational teams such as production and procurement to collect data, resolve discrepancies, and support informed decision-making.
• Lead detailed cleanup efforts in cost and inventory records where data quality, documentation, or legacy processes require correction and clarification.
• Support internal and external audit activity by preparing schedules, validating supporting documentation, and reinforcing compliance with accounting requirements.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen cost accounting workflows and introduce more efficient, reliable procedures in a manual or outdated systems environment.
• Contribute to budget and forecast planning by analyzing cost drivers, inventory trends, and operational spending patterns.