Cost Accounting and Controller Support - Manager
CohnReznickOpportunity ID 10122 Department Advisory Location(s) Charlotte State North Carolina Function Accounting Advisory Job Description As CohnReznick grows, so do our career opportunities. As one of the nation’s top professional services firms, CohnReznick creates rewarding careers in advisory, assurance, and tax with team members who value innovation and collaboration in everything they do! CohnReznick helps organizations optimize performance, manage risk, and maximize value through CohnReznick LLP (assurance services) and CohnReznick Advisory LLC (advisory and tax services). Together, the firm provides leaders with deep industry knowledge and relationships, solutions to address clients’ unique business goals and risks, and insight on how emerging market forces can drive opportunity. With offices nationwide, the firm serves organizations around the world as an independent member of Nexia. We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Manager to join our Technical Accounting team in our CFO Advisory practice. CohnReznick is a hybrid firm and most of our professionals are located within a commutable distance to one of our offices. This position is considered remote which means it does not require job duties be performed within proximity of a CohnReznick office location. However, as a remote employee, you may be required to be present at a CohnReznick office with scheduled notice for client work, team meetings, or trainings. YOUR TEAM. The group works with the office of the CFO function from startups to middle market to upper middle market companies. We help CFOs navigate strategic, operational, and accounting challenges. We regularly assist them in preparing for a public or a private transaction and work closely with the M&A group in providing pre and post-transaction support. Come and join us in our journey to helping other finance and accounting executives conceptualize and develop the finance and accounting infrastructure to scale for success. WHY COHNREZNICK? At CohnReznick, we’re united by a common mission to create opportunity, value, and trust for our clients, our people, and our communities. Whether it’s working alongside your peers to solve a client challenge, or volunteering together at the local food bank, there are so many ways to find your “why” at the firm. We believe it’s important to balance work with everyday life – and make time for enjoyment and fun. We invest in a robust Total Rewards package that includes everything from generous PTO, a flexible work environment, expanded parental leave, extensive learning & development, and even paid time off for employees to volunteer. YOUR ROLE. Responsibilities include but not limited to: Lead a team for day-to-day activities of accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, collections, payroll, and general accounting functions for clients across diverse industries Manage the month-end close process including reconciliations and monthly financial reports for clients Develop and analyze cost accounting standards and processes for business activities Assess production costs including utilization of equipment and labor, overhead, and recommend opportunities for improvement Evaluate standard to actual costs and prepare internal cost reports and audit support Ability to recommend and provide best practices for inventory management processes that align to ASC 330 and IAS 2 Perform reconciliations, analyzing production costs, inventory valuations, and margin variances Understand the procure-to-pay process and recommend best practices Drive initiatives to improve profitability, controls, supply chain management and demand planning Ability to prepare and lead initiatives for adjusting accounting records from historical cash basis to an accrual basis of accounting (e.g. under US GAAP requirements) Coordinate and complete annual audits Assign projects and direct staff to ensure compliance and accuracy Develop cash forec…