Senior Manufacturing Cost Accountant

Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE E&E Manufacturing Co., Inc Plymouth Operations: Job Description Senior Manufacturing Cost Accountant About the Role E&E Manufacturing is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Cost Accountant to own our product costing and customer pricing analysis. This is a highly visible role reporting directly to the CFO, with a mandate to bring clarity and rigor to how we understand cost, margin, and pricing across our customer base.

You will be the go-to person for answering the question “are we making money on this part, this program, this customer?” — and for making sure that answer is trustworthy, current, and easy to act on. This role is critical to our broader margin improvement effort: building the cost infrastructure and pricing discipline that lets leadership make confident decisions about which business to pursue, renegotiate, or walk away from.

What You'll Do

Own and maintain standard costs across all products/parts in Plex, including material, labor, and overhead components Build and maintain customer- and part-level gross margin visibility, making pricing and profitability transparent across the full customer portfolio Partner with the CFO to investigate and resolve margin anomalies — including underpriced or loss-making customer programs — and recommend corrective pricing actions Maintain and continuously improve the standard cost structure, including periodic cost roll-ups, BOM accuracy reviews, and labor/overhead rate updates Analyze variances (purchase price, labor, overhead, scrap) and explain root causes to finance and operations leadership Support customer pricing decisions and quoting with accurate, current cost data Maintain pricing files/records for existing customer agreements and flag contracts where cost has drifted from priced assumptions Assist with month-end close as it relates to inventory, COGS, and cost-related journal entries Support annual physical inventory and cycle count reconciliation Prepare ad hoc margin and profitability analysis for the CFO and executive leadership Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, purchasing, and engineering to ensure costing reflects real production conditions What You Bring Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field required; CPA or CMA a plus 5+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment (senior-level) Hands-on experience with standard costing, BOMs, and cost roll-ups Experience with Plex ERP strongly preferred Strong Excel skills; comfortable building and maintaining margin/pricing models Demonstrated ability to translate cost data into clear, decision-ready insight for non-finance stakeholders High attention to detail with the ability to independently investigate and resolve discrepancies Comfortable working directly with executive leadership and operating with a high degree of autonomy Nice to Have Experience in automotive or industrial component manufacturing Exposure to multi-site or multinational manufacturing operations Prior experience supporting customer price negotiations or contract reviews Why This Role Matters You'll have direct line of sight to the CFO and a real mandate to fix how the business sees its own margins — not a back-office costing role buried in close-cycle mechanics, but a seat at the table for pricing and profitability strategy.

#EEMFG123 E & E offers a competitive wage, solid opportunity, and a career path to success. We offer comprehensive benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, 401 (k) program, and free membership to local gym.