<p>We are partnering with a growing manufacturing organization to add a Cost Accounting Manager to its finance team. This newly created role will serve as the owner of unit costing and standard cost integrity, providing clear and actionable margin insights to support pricing, mix, and investment decisions. This role partners closely with Commercial, Operations, and Supply Chain leaders and plays a critical role in ensuring transparency and trust in product and customer profitability.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><ul><li>Own the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the organization’s unit costing and standard cost models, ensuring relevance and accuracy as the business evolves.</li><li>Ensure product- and customer-level margin accuracy and consistency across the organization, serving as the source of truth for cost and profitability insights.</li><li>Support pricing and commercial decision-making through margin analysis, “what-if” modeling, and sensitivity assessments.</li><li>Partner closely with Commercial teams on quoting activities, contract reviews, and margin improvement initiatives.</li><li>Collaborate with Operations and Supply Chain to validate cost inputs, routings, and key assumptions, ensuring alignment with operational realities.</li><li>Lead the standard cost-setting process, including annual updates and ongoing maintenance.</li><li>Perform and explain detailed variance analysis across material, labor, overhead, and yield, translating results into actionable business insights.</li><li>Support raw material pass-through logic and margin protection mechanisms, helping mitigate cost volatility exposure.</li><li>Proactively identify margin erosion risks, quantify impacts, and escalate concerns to finance leadership with clear recommendations.</li><li>Ensure costing methodologies and assumptions are clearly documented, well understood, and trusted by internal stakeholders.</li><li>Support capital investments and process improvement initiatives by analyzing cost, margin, and profitability impacts.</li></ul>
<p>We are looking for a Senior Tax Accountant to join our client's corporate accounting team in Lafayette, Indiana. This role is integral to managing and preparing tax records and returns, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The ideal candidate will utilize their expertise to optimize tax strategies while maintaining accuracy and integrity in reporting.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Prepare detailed federal, state, and local income and property tax returns, ensuring compliance with regulations.</p><p>• Calculate and analyze quarterly tax provisions and deferred tax balances.</p><p>• Recommend financial strategies to reduce tax liabilities in alignment with company objectives.</p><p>• Generate periodic reports, including daily, weekly, and monthly updates for internal and external purposes.</p><p>• Collaborate with other departments to address tax-related matters and ensure cohesive operations.</p><p>• Develop and present ad-hoc reports to support decision-making processes.</p><p>• Lead and execute special tax-related projects with a focus on innovation and efficiency.</p><p>• Use critical thinking to solve complex tax-related challenges and improve processes.</p><p>• Perform additional duties as assigned to support the tax function.</p>