Cost Accounting Manager

Company: Race Winning Brands
Location: Mentor
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Description:Race Winning Brands (RWB) is the leading manufacturer of racing and high-performance parts sold to automotive and powersports markets. RWB is the preferred source for high-end pistons, engine blocks, cylinder heads, intake manifolds, connecting rods, crankshafts, clutches and other engine and driveline- related performance components. RWB markets its products through multiple prominent brands including JE Pistons, Wiseco Performance Products, Diamond Pistons, Trend Performance, Rekluse Motor Sports, MGP Connecting Rods, ProX Racing Parts, and Dart Machinery. RWB sells to a diverse and unmatched customer base of professional and sportsman racers, engine builders, enthusiasts, OEMs, automotive and powersports dealers and wholesale distributors. RWB is headquartered in Mentor, Ohio with sales offices and manufacturing operations in strategic locations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.Race Winning Brands has an immediate opening for a Cost Accounting Manager at our headquarters located in Mentor, OH.Requirements:Reporting to the Corporate Controller - leads the effort across the company to control (design and set policy) for all aspects of product standard costing.Drives efforts, cross-functionally, to ensure the needs of the standard cost system are accomplished and provide the business with data to drive decisions.Supports product gross margin analysis, via costing data trends.Analyzes monthly manufacturing results, to ensure overhead rates are in line with budget expectations. Including: spend, volume, mix. Works with sites and consolidated information.Explains variances: volume, spending - as it pertains to manufacturing output - consolidated and via input from each Brand.Delineates site cost structure into fixed and variable - to aid with use in product and product line profitability analysis (and) cost setting.Leads the effort of supplying product costs for purposes of price setting on new business itemsBuilds ad hoc models to understand profitability impact for things such as Excess & Obsolete inventoryDrives change, working cross-functionally, to improve business results through data driven metricsMaintains proper inventory reserves and fully manages monthly variance capitalization schedules (capitalizing period variances into inventory - releasing them to the P/L associated with inventory turns.Measures and reports out on PPV (trending and analysis)Leads, mentors, and motivates staff.Qualifications:Bachelor's degreeCPA, CMA, MBA Preferred10 or more years of related experience, 3 or more years of management experienceProficiency in Excel, experience in manipulating large databasesSolid understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory and cost accountingUnderstanding of U.S. GAAP as it applies to a manufacturing environment is requiredExperience in driving Standard Cost Roll process and communicating potential impacts of cost changesStrong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skillsInterpersonal skills to work in conjunction with other departmentsMust be a team player who also works well independentlyMust be able to analyze data, draw conclusions, interpret results, and make recommendationsPM21What You'll Get:Eligible for Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance as of Day One Employer Paid Life and Disability Insurance HSA with Employer Contributions 401(K) Retirement Plan with Company Match Employee Wellness and Assistance Programs Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave Paid Time Off 13 Paid Company Holidays EEO Statement:Race Winning Brands provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. PIfb7467ac2a79-25660-35293870

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