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Cost Accountant / Cost Accounting Manager (Electronics)

Aleron
United States, California, San Jose
Feb 07, 2026
Description Acara Solutions has been providing manufacturing firms with our staffing services nationally for over 65 years. Our international electronics manufacturing client needs a Cost Accounting Manager for their San Jose, CA plant. This is a salaried direct position with strong benefits. Target salary range is $105K - $109K (may consider up to $115K). This is a site level Cost Accounting Manager position (individual contributor). Their ideal candidate has 5-9 years of accounting experience (with a good portion of that within manufacturing), significant costing experience, and the desire to move into a Controller position within 2-3 years (the current Controller will be retiring). Prepare/generate daily and weekly operational metrics including, but not limited to: Shipments / Bookings, Net Production, Direct Material Issuances, Labor Incurred, Scrap Incurred/Remakes started. Analyze performance metrics inclusive of those above and others to understand plant performance and make recommendations to Finance Business Partner and General Manager. Work with operational department managers to understand cost performance, analyze period variances from standards or forecast. Support Finance Business Partner in preparation of Budget/Forecast/Period End Variance Analysis cycle. Monitor capital projects from ROI calculation, project approval stage, to capitalization. Support and manage all internal and external audit requests and resolve audit issues as they occur. Prepare Revenue Recognition testing analysis Coordinate with Shared Services Center on vendor/customer/GL issues as they arise. Coordinate with Shared Services Center and Customer Service to assist in AR collection efforts where required Coordinate/execute Quarterly sample audits of raw, WIP and FG material. Support multiple operational reporting schedules/requirements (cost savings, scorecards, QBR, capacity utilization, etc.). Support Finance Business Partner in preparation of quarterly RMA incident rate calculation. Calculate periodic RAW/WIP/FGI valuation including reserves and capitalized variance analysis Responsible for maintaining raw, FG and WIP standards. Responsible for understanding and reporting our production variances Responsible for cycle count testing and YE physical count with Controller. Prepare market financial results bridge commentary Job Requirements Required Skills / Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance Min 5 years of accounting experience, with at least 2 years in a manufacturing environment involved in cost accounting. Min 2 years of advanced Excel Preferred Skills / Qualifications: Oracle After you apply, you may receive a call or message from our AI Talent Scout about this role or other opportunities that match your skills and preferences. AI agent role is to help speed up your hiring process by answering questions, confirming basic information, and identifying whether there's a mutual fit. The call or chat may be recorded so that our recruiting team can review it - they make all final hiring decisions, while AI agent simply helps move you forward faster. The best part? They are available 24/7, so you can connect whenever it's convenient for you. Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran. Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status. Apply