Senior Manager Cost Accounting

Arclin Career•Richmond, VA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Cost Accounting Aramids is a strategic finance leader within Arclin's Inventory Center of Excellence (COE), responsible for the integrity, accuracy, and governance of inventory valuation, cost accounting, and related financial reporting across the organization. This role serves as a key business partner to Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial leadership, ensuring that inventory and product costs are accurately reflected in accordance with U.S. GAAP while providing actionable insights that drive operational performance and profitability. The position will lead a team of Plant Cost Accountants and work closely with manufacturing leadership across the global footprint to strengthen financial controls, improve inventory accuracy, enhance cost visibility, and support business decision-making. The Senior Manager will champion standardization, process improvement, and governance initiatives while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. As a key member of the Inventory Center of Excellence, this role will help establish and sustain global standards, governance, processes, and best practices related to inventory accounting, inventory control, and cost accounting. The successful candidate will serve as a strategic leader and trusted advisor, influencing operational and financial decisions, developing talent, and driving a culture of operational excellence, financial integrity, and partnership across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related discipline required.
8+ years of progressive experience in cost accounting, manufacturing finance, inventory accounting, or related financial leadership roles.
Minimum 3-5 years of people leadership experience.
Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations required.
Deep understanding of standard costing, manufacturing accounting, inventory valuation, inventory controls, variance analysis, and cost allocation methodologies.
Strong financial analysis and business partnership skills.
Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SAP (preferably SAP S/4 Hana).

Nice To Haves

CPA, CMA, or advanced degree preferred.
Experience working within a global manufacturing organization preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee all aspects of Aramids cost accounting and inventory accounting activities across manufacturing operations.
Ensure inventory valuation, product costing, manufacturing variances, and cost accounting processes are accurate, timely, and compliant with U.S. GAAP.
Serve as the primary subject matter expert for inventory accounting, standard costing, manufacturing accounting, and inventory valuation methodologies.
Establish standardized cost accounting practices, policies, and governance processes across all manufacturing locations.
Provide strategic leadership for Aramids inventory accounting, cost accounting governance, and standard costing processes.
Serve as a leader within the Inventory Center of Excellence, driving standardization, governance, and best practices globally.
Drive accurate, timely, and compliant inventory valuation and cost accounting processes across the Aramids business manufacturing locations.
Maintain a robust control environment over inventory, standard costs, manufacturing variances, and inventory-related financial reporting.
Ensure compliance with internal controls, corporate policies, and external reporting requirements.
Partner with Internal Audit and External Audit teams.
Collaborate with the Inventory Center of Excellence to promote consistent inventory control procedures and governance standards.
Partner with Inventory Control team to support continuous improvement of inventory accuracy, control compliance, and audit readiness.
Act as a trusted business partner to Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Plant Leadership teams.
Provide insights and recommendations to improve manufacturing performance, inventory management, working capital, and profitability.
Establish Cost Accounting group as a valued and trusted business partner through timely analysis and decision support.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Plant Cost Accountants in multiple locations.
Build, develop, and retain a high-performing team through coaching, succession planning, mentoring, and talent development.
Champion Inventory Center of Excellence initiatives by sharing best practices and developing organizational capability.
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
Oversee month-end and year-end close processes related to Aramids inventory and cost accounting.
Oversee inventory reconciliations, variance analyses, BOM maintenance, standard cost updates, and related journal entries.
Develop and review inventory and cost accounting KPIs and dashboards that improve operational and financial visibility.
Lead automation, ERP enhancements, and continuous improvement initiatives that improve scalability and reporting quality.