Cost Accounting Advisory and Controller Support - Manager
About The Position
CohnReznick is hiring a Manager for its Technical Accounting team within the CFO Advisory practice. The team supports the office of the CFO at startups, middle-market, and upper-middle-market companies, helping clients navigate strategic, operational, and accounting challenges and prepare for public or private transactions. The work may include pre- and post-transaction support and building finance and accounting infrastructure that can scale with clients’ businesses. This remote position supports clients across diverse industries. Remote employees may be asked, with scheduled notice, to attend a CohnReznick office for client work, team meetings, or training. Travel is required. The role combines cost accounting and controller support, client service, team leadership, project delivery, and business development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a relevant field.
- At least one professional designation, such as CA, CMA, or CPA.
- At least 7 years of work experience specifically related to cost accounting and controller roles.
- Experience leading team members, projects, and initiatives.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and project/time management skills.
- Ability to present to C-suite executives and senior management.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-starter who is driven and accountable.
- Creativity, adaptability, and ability to thrive on new challenges.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Willingness to travel as required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with emerging technologies and accounting or finance systems such as NetSuite, Intacct, QuickBooks, Adaptive, BlackLine, CCH, and OneStream.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team handling clients’ day-to-day accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing and billing, collections, payroll, and general accounting functions.
- Manage month-end close processes, including reconciliations and monthly financial reporting.
- Develop and analyze cost accounting standards and processes for business activities.
- Assess production costs, including equipment and labor utilization and overhead, and recommend improvements.
- Evaluate standard versus actual costs and prepare internal cost reports and audit support.
- Recommend inventory management best practices aligned with ASC 330 and IAS 2.
- Reconcile and analyze production costs, inventory valuations, and margin variances.
- Assess procure-to-pay processes and recommend best practices.
- Lead initiatives to improve profitability, controls, supply chain management, and demand planning.
- Prepare and lead initiatives to adjust accounting records from historical cash-basis to accrual-basis accounting, including under US GAAP requirements.
- Coordinate and complete annual audits.
- Assign projects and direct staff to support compliance and accuracy.
- Develop cash forecasts to assist management with forecasted cash flows.
- Prepare management reports with KPIs.
- Participate in and drive business development.
- Deliver projects across the full life cycle of inventory assessment, design, and implementation support.
- Travel as required for the role.
Benefits
- Generous paid time off.
- Flexible work environment.
- Expanded parental leave.
- Learning and development opportunities.
- Paid time off for volunteering.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
