Senior Manufacturing Cost Accountant

E&E Manufacturing Co•Plymouth, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

E&E Manufacturing is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Cost Accountant to own our product costing and customer pricing analysis. This is a highly visible role reporting directly to the CFO, with a mandate to bring clarity and rigor to how we understand cost, margin, and pricing across our customer base. You will be the go-to person for answering the question “are we making money on this part, this program, this customer?” — and for making sure that answer is trustworthy, current, and easy to act on. This role is critical to our broader margin improvement effort: building the cost infrastructure and pricing discipline that lets leadership make confident decisions about which business to pursue, renegotiate, or walk away from.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA or CMA a plus
5+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment (senior-level)
Hands-on experience with standard costing, BOMs, and cost roll-ups
Experience with Plex ERP strongly preferred
Strong Excel skills; comfortable building and maintaining margin/pricing models
Demonstrated ability to translate cost data into clear, decision-ready insight for non-finance stakeholders
High attention to detail with the ability to independently investigate and resolve discrepancies
Comfortable working directly with executive leadership and operating with a high degree of autonomy

Nice To Haves

Experience in automotive or industrial component manufacturing
Exposure to multi-site or multinational manufacturing operations
Prior experience supporting customer price negotiations or contract reviews

Responsibilities

Own and maintain standard costs across all products/parts in Plex, including material, labor, and overhead components
Build and maintain customer- and part-level gross margin visibility, making pricing and profitability transparent across the full customer portfolio
Partner with the CFO to investigate and resolve margin anomalies — including underpriced or loss-making customer programs — and recommend corrective pricing actions
Maintain and continuously improve the standard cost structure, including periodic cost roll-ups, BOM accuracy reviews, and labor/overhead rate updates
Analyze variances (purchase price, labor, overhead, scrap) and explain root causes to finance and operations leadership
Support customer pricing decisions and quoting with accurate, current cost data
Maintain pricing files/records for existing customer agreements and flag contracts where cost has drifted from priced assumptions
Assist with month-end close as it relates to inventory, COGS, and cost-related journal entries
Support annual physical inventory and cycle count reconciliation
Prepare ad hoc margin and profitability analysis for the CFO and executive leadership
Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, purchasing, and engineering to ensure costing reflects real production conditions