Cost Controller

About KAYALI

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain standard costs for products using BOMs, labor, overhead, and material pricing.
• Analyze manufacturing costs, COGS components, cost drivers, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
• Perform standard-versus-actual, purchase price, manufacturing, and inventory valuation variance analyses.
• Collaborate with procurement on supplier cost fluctuations and purchase price variance impacts.
• Oversee the annual standard cost roll process.
• Support inventory valuation, obsolescence risk management, and inventory transaction validation.
• Support budgets and rolling forecasts for COGS and manufacturing operations.
• Prepare COGS, margin, KPI, and cost analysis reports for leadership.
• Ensure compliance with GAAP or IFRS and internal controls.
• Support closing activities, audits, ERP improvements, automation, product development, pricing, and capital expenditure analysis.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
• CPA or CMA certification is strongly preferred.
• At least 7 years of cost accounting and financial analysis experience is required.
• CPG or manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of standard costing, BOM structures, and inventory accounting is required.
• Strong analytical, communication, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills are required.
• Proficiency in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, ERP systems, BI or reporting tools, and advanced Excel is required.
• Microsoft Dynamics, MRP systems, and applied AI in cost accounting are advantageous.

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage is offered.
• Benefits include volunteer day, birthday leave, employee discounts, and product gifting.
• KAYALI states that it is committed to diverse and inclusive teams and reasonable accommodations.