Corporate Cost Accounting Manager

Halma plc • Redmond, WA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Cost Accounting Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing enterprise-wide cost accounting, inventory valuation, and margin analysis across the organization. This role ensures accurate cost data, standardized costing methodologies, and compliance with accounting policies and internal controls. The position partners closely with operations, supply chain, FP&A, and corporate leadership to drive cost transparency, profitability analysis, and decision support.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• 6–8+ years of progressive experience in cost accounting.
• Strong knowledge of accounting rules, standard costing, and variance analysis.
• Experience with ERP systems and advanced Excel/data analysis.

Nice To Haves

• CPA, CMA, or similar professional certification.
• Experience in a multi-entity or global corporate environment.
• Background partnering with operations or supply chain teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and govern corporate cost accounting policies, methodologies, and standard costing processes across business units and legal entities.
• Oversee inventory valuation, reserves, and reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and GAAP compliance.
• Lead variance analysis (purchase price, labor, overhead, usage) and provide actionable insights to management.
• Ensure consistent application of cost standards for materials, labor, and overhead across the organization.
• Coordinate and lead physical inventory and cycle count programs, as applicable, with operations.
• Manage cost-related components of the monthly, quarterly, and annual close process.
• Prepare and review cost and margin reporting.
• Support external audits and internal audit requests related to inventory and cost accounting.
• Maintain and enhance cost accounting within ERP systems and related reporting tools.
• Establish and monitor internal controls over inventory, cost of goods sold (COGS), and manufacturing costs.
• Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting, pricing, and margin improvement initiatives.
• Provide financial models and cost analysis to support strategic initiatives, new products, sourcing decisions, and capital investments.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• 401K retirement plan
• flexible spending and health savings account
• paid holidays
• paid time off
• parental leave
• employee assistance program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees