Ledgent Finance & Accounting is seeking a Cost Accounting Supervisor to support our manufacturing client for a 3-6 month temporary assignment. The Cost Accounting Supervisor will oversee and execute all cost accounting activities, ensuring the accurate application of cost accounting principles and compliance with GAAP. This role partners closely with operations to support timely, accurate financial reporting within assigned areas and to lead or support various strategic and process-improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret gross margins, material and volume variances, inventory activity, and other cost-related reports and metrics.

• Collaborate with operations to monitor cycle counts and address inventory-related matters.

• Review, update, and maintain material and overhead rates.

• Lead or support standard cost rollups in coordination with operations.

• Contribute to the maintenance of effective internal financial controls to ensure accurate financial statements and safeguard company assets.

• Provide management with recurring cost reports, offering insights into inventory trends, product cost changes, variances, warranty considerations, and obsolescence.

• Support quarterly and annual external audits, including variance explanations and related documentation.

• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance inventory accuracy and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to partner effectively with manufacturing and leadership teams, offering insight and recommendations that improve operational and financial performance.

• Strong experience identifying drivers of cost variances and proposing corrective actions.

• 5-7 years of finance or accounting experience, including 3-5 years in a cost accounting leadership or supervisory role (preferred).

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.

• CPA or CMA certification preferred but not required.

• Exceptional attention to detail with a strong analytical focus on manufacturing cost behavior and variances.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Experience with ERP systems; familiarity with widely used manufacturing ERPs is a plus.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance. For unincorporated Los Angeles county, to the extent our customers require a background check for certain positions, the Company faces a significant risk to its business operations and business reputation unless a review of criminal history is conducted for those specific job positions.