Cost Accounting Manager

Are you an ambitious, analytical cost accounting professional or CPA looking for a highly visible role where you can truly optimize manufacturing operations and make a direct bottom-line impact?

Are you looking for a role where you can get into the operational details - mastering standard costing, Bills of Materials (BOMs), variance analysis across 25 active production lines, and inventory valuation - while working directly with plant operations and senior corporate leadership?

Do you want to play a key lead role in an enterprise ERP modernization (transitioning from Microsoft Dynamics AX to JD Edwards) where you can eliminate manual processes and focus on high-value operational insights and cost-saving strategies?

If you are a high-grit, curious problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and is eager to take full ownership of cost accounting, this is the opportunity you have been looking for!

We have partnered with a premier, rapidly expanding Food & Beverage manufacturing leader York Region seeking an agile, sharp Cost Accounting Manager to join their finance team. Operating in a flexible hybrid setup (3 days in-office / 2 days remote; 4 days in-office during training), this role offers the perfect balance of hands-on plant exposure and direct collaboration with executive corporate finance leadership.

Whether you are looking to leverage your deep CPG manufacturing expertise or step up into a role with total ownership over product costing and ERP implementation, you will find a collaborative environment eager to invest in your success.

Why Join This Team?

• Leadership Partnership & Impact: Report directly to the Corporate Controller while serving as the primary finance partner to local plant leadership, driving cost efficiency and financial accuracy across 25 active production lines.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: A market-aligned base salary between $120-130K (based on experience), 12% annual performance bonus, 100% company-paid CPA membership dues, comprehensive health/dental benefits, and 3 weeks paid vacation.
• Work-Life Balance: A flexible hybrid work schedule (3 days in-office / 2 days WFH) with supportive leadership and reasonable hours outside of peak inventory and financial close periods.
• High-Growth & Modernization Environment: Be a central driver in a major enterprise ERP upgrade (AX to JD Edwards) and an ongoing double-shift operational expansion.

What You Will Do & Learn:

• Standard Costing & BOM Maintenance: Take full ownership of standard cost models, Bills of Materials (BOMs), labor routings, and overhead allocation methodologies for all manufactured product lines.
• Variance Analysis & Operational Insights: Track, analyze, and report on material, labor, yield, waste, and scrap variances across 25 production lines, turning plant metrics into actionable profitability insights.
• Inventory Valuation & Controls: Perform multi-category inventory reconciliations (raw materials, packaging, WIP, finished goods) between physical counts, the general ledger, and the ERP system.
• ERP Transition & Financial Reporting: Lead costing data integrity during the migration from Microsoft Dynamics AX to JD Edwards, while preparing month-end variance schedules and cost reporting packages.

Who You Are:

• CPA designation (completed or actively pursuing the CPA PEP program) paired with a degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5+ years of hands-on cost accounting experience within a CPG, Food & Beverage, or high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in standard costing, BOM management, inventory controls, and plant variance analysis across complex production setups.
• Experience with enterprise ERP systems (JD Edwards or MS Dynamics AX experience is a major asset), supported by advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Positive, high-grit, and curious communicator comfortable partnering effectively with both shop-floor operations and executive finance leaders.

If you are hungry to take ownership of plant finance, elevate your costing expertise, and work with a supportive leadership team, apply today to start the conversation!