South Mill Champs Mushrooms · 8 hours ago
SM Cost Accounting Manager
Kennett Square, PA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSouth Mill Champs Mushrooms is seeking a talented and experienced Cost Accounting Manager to lead their cost accounting functions. The role involves overseeing costing processes, analyzing production costs, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards while providing financial insights to management.
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Responsibilities
Manage Costing Processes: Oversee all cost accounting operations, including developing and maintaining standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead. Build models for all costs including activity based
Analyze Variances and Profitability: Analyze production cost variances (material, labor, overhead) and prepare detailed reports and profitability analyses for management to support pricing and product decisions
Oversee Inventory Management: Manage inventory valuation, including raw materials, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods. Oversee annual physical inventories or regular cycle counts and reconcile discrepancies. Identify obsolete inventory and prepare necessary handling and adjustments
Financial Reporting & Compliance: Manage the month-end and year-end closing processes related to cost of goods sold (COGS) and inventory adjustments, ensuring all reports comply with GAAP and other regulatory requirements
Process Improvement: Identify and recommend cost-effective solutions and process improvements in costing methodologies and systems, collaborating with operations, supply chain, and engineering teams. Create process to regularly review expiration dates for existing inventory to ensure use and avoid potential waste
Budgeting & Forecasting: Assist with the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes related to manufacturing costs and operational expenses
Team Leadership: Lead, train, and mentor cost accounting staff, ensuring the team meets project milestones and goals
Audit Support: Provide support for internal and external audits related to cost and inventory compliance
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required
Typically 5-8+ years of progressive cost accounting or manufacturing finance experience, including at least 2 years in a leadership/supervisory role
Proficiency in ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar)
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (PivotTables, VLOOKUPs, financial modeling)
Strong knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory management methodologies
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
Preferred
A Master's degree in Accounting or an MBA is a plus
A CPA or CMA certification is highly valued
Company
South Mill Champs Mushrooms
South Mill Champs’ is passionate about educating the functional and responsible benefits of our delicious, innovative products.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Lewis Macleod
CEO
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