Manager, Cost Accounting

Omnicell • Saint Petersburg, FL • 3h ago

Manager, Cost Accounting - North America Operations

In the role of Manager, Cost Accounting for Omnicell Manufacturing - North America, this position reports to the Director of Operations Finance and serves as a key financial leader supporting manufacturing site leadership, planning, and supply chain organizations across North America. This role is responsible for providing comprehensive cost and financial analysis, including standard costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and inventory oversight.

The Manager will own and oversee the integrity of inventory and cost accounting processes, ensuring accurate standard costing, timely financial reporting, and compliance with internal controls and external audit requirements. This position acts as the primary point of accountability for product costing and inventory-related audit activities.

This role requires strong leadership, business partnership, and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. The successful candidate will demonstrate ownership, sound judgment, and adaptability while leading a team and operating effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Own and oversee the maintenance of standard costs within SAP for all North American plants, ensuring accuracy and alignment with operational and supply chain inputs.

Lead and review the development of standard labor and overhead rates, ensuring appropriate methodologies and assumptions are applied.

Direct and oversee the analysis of purchase price, labor, and overhead variances; provide clear, actionable insights and explanations to senior management.

Ensure accuracy and timeliness of journal entries, monthly inventory close, variance reporting, and financial analyses; review and interpret results to support management decision-making.

Manage, coach, and develop a small team responsible for all aspects of cost accounting across North American operations, ensuring deliverables are accurate and aligned with business objectives.

Act as a strategic business partner to manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain leaders by proactively delivering financial insights and responding to ad hoc analysis requests.

Establish, monitor, and continuously improve reporting metrics to drive cost control, spending discipline, and variance reduction.

Provide financial leadership and oversight for cost savings initiatives, including tracking, validation, and reporting of realized benefits.

Own and oversee quarterly inventory reserve analysis, including research, recommendations, and coordination of cross-functional review and approvals.

Collaborate with engineering and product teams to review and validate cost estimates for new products and oversee tracking of pre-production costs.

Provide oversight and governance of the inventory cycle counting program to ensure accuracy, compliance, and timely issue resolution.

Lead and coordinate all audit-related activities for inventory and costing, ensuring responsiveness, accuracy, and compliance; maintain ownership of SOX controls within areas of responsibility.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Significant cost accounting experience in a heavy manufacturing environment, with a strong understanding of business systems and a proven ability to apply US GAAP and cost accounting standards to complex manufacturing transactions.

Demonstrated ability to own processes end-to-end, identify issues, analyze data, and implement effective, sustainable solutions.

Strong analytical capability with experience performing complex financial analysis related to manufacturing operations.

Experience working with ERP systems in a multi-location environment (SAP strongly preferred).

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g., pivot tables, VLOOKUP), with the ability to analyze and synthesize large datasets.

Proven track record of driving process improvements that enhance accuracy, efficiency, and timeliness.

Demonstrated leadership ability to manage, mentor, and develop staff, including senior-level accountants.

Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Detail-oriented, persistent, and adaptable in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

7+ years of progressively responsible accounting experience

3+ years of cost accounting management experience

SAP experience required

Preferred Qualifications

MBA and/or CPA

Advanced SAP proficiency

Prior ERP/SAP conversion or upgrade experience

Working Conditions

Remote work environment

Additional effort required during peak reporting periods

Infrequent travel (

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

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