Cost Accounting Manager

Overall Position Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Cost Accounting Manager to oversee and lead our Accounting team. This individual will play a pivotal role in ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting and analysis to support strategic decision-making. This role involves managing financial and cost accounting functions, maintaining strong internal controls, and contributing to the company's financial health through expert budgeting and inventory analysis.

Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting and Analysis - Oversee the preparation of accurate weekly, monthly, and annual financial reports for senior management and external stakeholders. Provide insights to inform business decisions. Manage month-end and year-end closing processes in the ERP system (NetSuite).

• Inventory Valuation, Control and Cost Analysis - Analyze inventory trends, manage standard costs, and oversee cycle count processes to ensure accuracy and compliance. Maintain, update, and analyze inventory standard costs and labor/overhead adders, including new part numbers. Analyze and budget inventory reserves.  Collaborate on cost/inventory accounting functions as needed.

• Fixed Asset Management - Monitor and manage fixed assets, ensuring proper accounting treatment and reporting.

• Budgeting and Financial Planning - Support the development of budgets, forecasts, and financial models to align with organizational goals

• Reconciliations - Ensure timely and accurate reconciliation of accounts, including inventory, fixed assets, and general ledger accounts.

• Financial Transactions - Oversee the recording and review of financial transactions, ensuring compliance with company policies and GAAP.

• Compliance and Reporting - Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies.

• Internal Controls - Maintain effective internal controls to safeguard assets and ensure financial integrity. Detect and prevent errors and fraud.

• Team Leadership and Management - Supervise, mentor, and develop the Accounting team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence.

• A/P, A/R and P/R Review - Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll processes to ensure accuracy and efficiency. Review past-due accounts and assist in collection efforts. Weekly payroll review.  Backup to processing weekly payroll.

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field. Accounting concentration preferred. (MBA, CPA, and/or CMA a plus). 

Min. 5 years of manufacturing industry experience, with strong focus on cost accounting.

ERP administration experience (NetSuite experience highly preferred)

Experience with month-end closing and financial statements preparation in accordance with GAAP

Experience with inventory valuation, standard costs, and cycle count process

Proven supervisory and coaching experience, with a track record of developing high-performing teams.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel skills and Office 365 tools.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate/collaborate with fellow employee owners in other departments

What Bivar Offers

As an ESOP company, Bivar is 100% Employee Owned and boasts a strong culture of collaboration and communication. With generous benefits, supportive and progressive employee programs, and a collaborative office environment, the culture at Bivar is driven by growth-minded employee owners. As you fulfill the various introductory periods, you will be eligible for our employee benefits program, including discretionary bonuses, vacation, sick, volunteer and personal time off, an option for 100% employer funded medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage, a 401(K) plan with employer matching, and participation in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan.