Cost Accounting Manager

Alliance Resource Group is partnered with an Advanced Manufacturing Company in their search for a Cost Accounting Manager. This is a highly visible role supporting complex hardware production, manufacturing operations, inventory, WIP, standard costing, and cost controls across a rapidly scaling environment. This is a strong fit for someone who has built deep cost accounting experience in manufacturing and wants to step into a high-impact role at a company operating at the intersection of manufacturing, technology, autonomy, AI-enabled systems, and advanced hardware. What You’ll Do As a Cost Accounting Manager, you will help lead cost accounting for a complex manufacturing environment and partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, and external auditors. Lead and support cost accounting close activities, including cost roll‑ups, variance analysis, absorption reporting, inventory reconciliations, and WIP analysis. Manage and improve standard costing processes across complex hardware / manufacturing operations. Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to analyze manufacturing performance, production cost drivers, and margin trends. Support inventory controls, physical inventory, cycle counts, and inventory valuation. Help design, improve, and maintain internal controls around cost accounting, inventory, and manufacturing finance processes. Support external audit requests related to inventory, costing, and production accounting. Contribute to scalable processes, systems, and controls as the company continues to grow. Provide leadership, coaching, and technical guidance to cost accounting team members. Ideal Background Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. 5–7+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment. Strong experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, WIP, cost roll‑ups, variance analysis, and manufacturing close. Background in aerospace, defense, space, advanced manufacturing, complex hardware, semiconductor, industrial technology, or similar environments is highly relevant. Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, SAP, NetSuite, or similar. CPA or CMA preferred, but not required. Exposure to U.S. government contracting, FAR/CAS, or defense-related cost accounting is a strong plus. Strong analytical, communication, and cross‑functional partnership skills. #J-18808-Ljbffr