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Sr Cost Accounting Manager in Golden, Colorado at Parkson Corp.

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Parkson Corp.
Golden, Colorado, 80403, United States
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Job Description

Location:

  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Golden, CO
  • Trussville, AL


    • General Description:

    The Senior Manager, Manufacturing Cost Accounting is responsible for leading manufacturing cost accounting, inventory accounting, and operational financial analysis within a high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environment. This role serves as a strategic business partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, FP&A, Accounting, and IT, ensuring the integrity of product costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing performance reporting, and financial controls.


    As a key finance leader, this position combines technical accounting expertise, ERP system leadership, operational business partnership, and people development capabilities to drive profitability, improve inventory accuracy, strengthen business processes, and support the company's long-term growth objectives.


    Essential Functions:

  • Cost Accounting & Inventory Management
  • Own the accuracy and integrity of product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing accounting processes.
  • Maintain and improve standard costing methodologies, cost rollups, labor rates, and overhead allocations.
  • Analyze manufacturing variances and provide actionable insights to management.
  • Lead inventory reconciliations, cycle count programs, and initiatives to improve inventory accuracy and transaction discipline.
  • Manufacturing Finance & Business Partnership
  • Analyze manufacturing performance, labor efficiency, productivity, absorption, scrap, and profitability.
  • Develop KPIs and reporting tools that improve visibility into operational and financial performance.
  • Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, and margin enhancement.
  • ERP & Process Leadership
  • Serve as the finance subject matter expert for ERP systems, with emphasis on costing, inventory, and manufacturing transactions.
  • Lead ERP-related process improvements, system enhancements, testing, training, and implementation initiatives.
  • Drive standardization, data integrity, and continuous improvement of costing and inventory processes.
  • Leadership & Team Development
  • Lead, coach, and develop members of the Cost Accounting team.
  • Establish performance expectations, development plans, and succession strategies for direct reports.
  • Financial Controls & Compliance
  • Maintain strong internal controls over inventory, manufacturing transactions, and costing processes.
  • Support audits and ensure compliance with company policies and GAAP requirements.
  • Identify and mitigate risks related to manufacturing accounting and inventory valuation.
  • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.


    • Education:

    • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required.
    • CPA or CMA preferred.

    Experience:

    • 7+ years of progressive manufacturing cost accounting experience.
    • 2+ years of leadership or supervisory experience.
    • Experience in high-mix, low-volume, engineer-to-order, or project-based manufacturing environments strongly preferred.
    • Deep experience with manufacturing ERP systems; Infor LN experience preferred.
    • Strong background in inventory accounting, standard costing, variance analysis, and operational finance.

    Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

    • Strong understanding of GAAP and manufacturing accounting principles.
    • Expertise in standard costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing financial analysis.
    • Strong ERP, analytical, financial modeling, and Excel skills.
    • Proven leadership, communication, and business partnering capabilities.
  • Ability to translate operational activities into financial outcomes and influence decision-making.
  • Ability to deal with all levels of employees
  • Must be able to deal with and handle confidential information
  • Excellent written and verbal skills
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to multitask

    • Travel:

  • Ability to travel up to 15%

    • Parkson Corporation does not sponsor for immigration, including for H-1B, TN, and other non-immigrant visas, for this role.

    Benefits include health care (medical, dental, vision) with coverage starting on first day of employment as well as 401(k) with company match and holiday pay.

    Parkson Corporation is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Parkson Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.


    Job Location

    Golden, Colorado, 80403, United States

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