Cost Accounting Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Westfield, IN, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Finance
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
- 10+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience, including hands-on variance analysis.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a root-cause mindset.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across functions and communicate with varied stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, WIP, intercompany, and U.S. GAAP.
- Comfort operating in a dynamic environment prioritizing multiple projects, learning quickly, and continuously improving how work gets done.
Nice to have
- Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite.
- Experience with Insight (formerly GL Wand).
- CMA certification preferred but not required.
Full description
Founded in 1961, we are a growing manufacturing company. IMMI® is the trusted, global leader of safety solutions, helping to protect millions of lives every day. For over sixty-five years, IMMI has led the way in developing, designing, testing, and manufacturing innovative safety restraints and systems. IMMI’s safety products are found worldwide on car seats, heavy trucks, school buses, recreational/off road, military, fire/EMS, motor coach, and construction vehicles. IMMI recently became an ESOP giving team members the opportunity to become owners and share in the company’s future success. IMMI is a dynamic organization serving more than eleven markets and hundreds of customers across multiple countries. IMMI is also home to IMMI VIP steering wheels and CAPE®, the world’s leading state-of-the-art testing facility.
IMMI, a growing global, employee-owned manufacturing company, is seeking a Cost Accounting Manager to join our corporate headquarters in Westfield, Indiana. This highly visible role combines technical cost accounting leadership with the opportunity to influence business decisions across IMMI’s global operations.
The Cost Accounting Manager will lead the development and execution of costing strategies, strengthen global standard costing methodologies, and ensure the accuracy and integrity of product costs, inventory, and manufacturing variances. This position is highly collaborative and offers significant exposure to senior leaders and cross-functional teams across operations, engineering, supply chain, sales, and finance.
In addition to leading and developing the cost accounting team, this individual will drive root-cause analysis, process improvement, and corrective action. As IMMI continues to invest in technology, operational improvement, and global growth, the Cost Accounting Manager will help streamline processes, lead change, and shape the future state of the costing organization. The ideal candidate is a curious, hands-on leader who values integrity, collaboration, ownership and innovation.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities/ Essential Functions:Costing Governance & Accountability
- Build and maintain “Costing Super User” expertise in item costing, transfer pricing, work-in-process (WIP), and inventory transactions.
- Ensure accurate Oracle costing and inventory accounting setups, with a strong focus on correct debit/credit impacts and end-to-end transaction flow integrity.
- Maintain and approve documentation for material movement and manufacturing accounting (DR/CR logic), ensuring shared understanding across the cost team.
- Develop and advance global costing strategies and governance standards that support accurate product costs, consistent decision-making, and the company’s evolving business needs.
- Translate complex costing information into clear recommendations for senior leaders across operations, engineering, supply chain, sales, and finance.