Interim Cost Accounting Manager, Accounting Advisory & Outsourcing

Job Summary:

The Cost Accountant is a manager level professional supporting project delivery activities on an interim basis. This position oversees the cost accounting function, ensuring accurate cost allocation, analysis, and reporting to support business decision-making. This role manages the preparation and review of cost reports, budgets, and variance analyses, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to optimize cost control processes. This position plays a key role in supporting financial planning, inventory valuation, and profitability analysis to drive operational efficiency and strategic growth.

Job Duties:

• Manages the preparation and analysis of cost reports, budgets, and forecasts
• Oversees inventory valuation and cost allocation processes
• Develops and implements cost accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls
• Analyzes cost variances and provides recommendations for cost reduction
• Collaborates with operations, procurement, and finance teams to optimize cost structures
• Prepares and presents cost analysis reports to management and stakeholders
• Supports audits and ensures compliance with accounting standards and company policies
• Leads, trains, and mentors cost accounting staff
• Identifies opportunities for process improvement and automation within cost accounting
• Other duties as required

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance, required
• Master's degree or MBA, preferred

Experience:

• Ten (10) or more years of accounting, finance, business, or management experience, preferred
• Five (5) or more years of cost accounting experience, required

License(s)/Certification(s):

• N/A

Software:

• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suites, required
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP) and ERP systems (such as SAP, Oracle, or NetSuite), required

Other Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Technical skills commensurate with level of experience
• Able to demonstrate a high level of professionalism even under pressure
• Team player and contribute knowledge as well as ask for help
• Fast learner and able to work ethically and effectively
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills with ability to effectively interact with customers at all levels of customers' and internal organization
• Continually strive to improve inter-personal, management, functional, and technical skills set

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $75.00/hr - $105.00/hr
Maryland Range: $75.00/hr - $105.00/hr
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $75.00/hr - $105.00/hr