Senior Manager, Cost Accounting

EnerSys

Senior Manager overseeing regional cost accounting for a global leader in stored energy solutions. Leading a team to ensure accurate financial reporting and control activities across the Americas.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeReading • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in cost accounting, inventory accounting, and financial reporting, ensuring compliance with U.S. GAAP and SOX regulations. Proven ability to lead and develop teams while driving accurate financial analysis and reporting across multiple sites.

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Cost AccountingInventory AccountingU.S. GAAP CompliancePeople ManagementVariance Analysis

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Hard Skills

Standard CostingProduct CostingPurchase Price Variance AnalysisInventory ValuationManufacturing Variance AnalysisAccount ReconciliationsJournal EntriesFinancial ReportingAudit SupportData-Driven Analysis

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationCoachingIssue ResolutionConstructive FeedbackTeam Development

Tools & Technologies

ERP SystemsReporting Tools

Certifications & Qualifications

CPACMAMBA

Industry Keywords

Manufacturing EnvironmentMulti-Site ResponsibilitiesPublic Company EnvironmentInternal Control RequirementsCapital Expenditures

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ERP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach, and develop a regional team responsible for cost accounting, inventory accounting, fixed asset accounting, and related activities.
Set clear expectations, priorities, and accountability for timely and accurate execution of close, reporting, reconciliations, and control activities.
Promote strong ownership, timely issue resolution, clear communication, and consistent execution across the Americas.
Support training, knowledge transfer, succession planning, and development of team capabilities.
Address performance issues directly and in a timely manner and provide clear, constructive feedback.
Lead regional cost accounting activities, including standard costing, product costing, purchase price variance analysis, inventory valuation, manufacturing variance analysis, inventory reserves, and related close processes.
Oversee the standard cost rollout process and related analysis, including impacts to gross margin, transfer pricing, and intercompany profit.
Review, analyze, and explain cost drivers, manufacturing variances, inventory movements, reserves, and cost of goods sold results.
Ensure inventory and cost accounting results are accurate, complete, and consistently reported in accordance with company policy and U.S. GAAP.
Partner with plant controllers and finance teams to resolve cost accounting issues and improve cost visibility.
Oversee inventory, fixed assets, and capital expenditure accounting and control activities across the Americas.
Support annual physical inventories, cycle counts, inventory reconciliations, inventory reserves, and related documentation.
Monitor and support fixed asset and capital expenditure activity, including policy compliance, reconciliations, documentation, issue follow-up, and timely escalation.
Provide regional guidance and coordination for inventory accounting, physical inventory, purchase price variances, fixed assets, capital expenditures, freight, tariffs, and related control activities.
Ensure issues are properly documented, escalated, and resolved in a timely manner.
Support accurate and timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities within the role’s scope.
Review and support close activities related to inventory, cost of goods sold, reserves, manufacturing variances, fixed assets, capital expenditures, freight, tariffs, and related accounts.
Prepare, review, and analyze account reconciliations, journal entries, variance analysis, management reporting, and audit support.
Provide clear explanations of cost accounting results, trends, and financial impacts for management review.
Support leadership reporting and ad hoc analysis related to cost accounting, inventory, and operational results.
Support compliance with U.S. GAAP, SOX, internal control requirements, and company accounting policies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required; CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
8+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in cost accounting, manufacturing accounting, inventory accounting, or related finance roles.
Strong experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably with multi-site, regional, or global responsibilities.
Experience working in a public company environment with SOX controls, audit support, U.S. GAAP requirements, and formal accounting policies preferred.
Demonstrated ability to work directly with detailed accounting support, reconciliations, variance analysis, inventory reviews, and plant-level issue resolution.
Experience with ERP systems, reporting tools, reconciliations, process documentation, and data-driven analysis.
Prior people management or supervisory experience is required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Professional development opportunities
Remote work options