Cost Accounting Manager

REA MAGNET WIRE CORP • Lafayette, IN

4h

About The Position

Provide accurate, credible, and actionable product, customer, and margin economics to support pricing, mix, and investment decisions. Ensure the integrity of the company’s unit costing system and serve as the finance partner to Commercial, Operations, and Supply Chain on all matters related to cost, margin, and profitability transparency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting, or related field; MBA preferred
• Strong manufacturing, operations, or industrial engineering background
• Demonstrated experience with standard costing and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel and analytical modeling skills; ERP experience preferred
• Ability to communicate complex cost concepts clearly to non‑finance partners
• Confident, fact‑based approach to challenging assumptions and decisions

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve the company’s unit costing and standard cost models
• Ensure product and customer margin accuracy and consistency across the organization
• Support pricing decisions through margin analysis, what‑if scenarios, and sensitivity analysis
• Partner with Commercial teams on quoting, contract reviews, and margin improvement opportunities
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to validate cost inputs, routings, and assumptions
• Lead standard cost setting, annual updates, and ongoing variance analysis
• Analyze and explain material, labor, overhead, and yield variances
• Support raw material pass‑through logic and margin protection mechanisms
• Identify margin erosion risks and proactively escalate concerns to finance leadership
• Ensure costing logic is clearly documented, understood, and trusted by stakeholders
• Support capital and process improvement projects with cost and margin impact analysis

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees