Cost Accounting Supervisor
Lake Forest, CA - USA
Job Summary
Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food beverage and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice restaurant delivery and carryout food processing grocery and retail and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin paper molded fiber aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories 250 brands and over 39000 SKUs.
The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.
Role Summary
The Cost Accounting Supervisor will lead day-to-day cost accounting execution supervise a two-person team and serve as the first level of review and escalation for recurring accounting processes. This role is responsible for ensuring accurate timely and well-controlled accounting activities across close reconciliations reporting inventory freight accruals and intercompany accounting.
What Youll Do
Lead Cost Accounting Close & Review
- Oversee monthly quarterly and year-end close activities for assigned cost accounting areas.
- Review journal entries reconciliations accruals freight inventory activity intercompany transactions and support schedules.
- Ensure close deliverables are accurate timely well-documented and aligned with internal controls.
Supervise & Develop the Team
- Manage and coach one Senior Cost Accountant and one Staff Accountant.
- Assign work review deliverables provide feedback and ensure clear ownership of recurring processes.
- Serve as the first escalation point for accounting data process and reconciliation questions.
Own Day-to-Day Accounting Execution
- Take ownership of routine cost accounting processes and recurring deliverables.
- Monitor deadlines resolve issues proactively and ensure the team operates with discipline and accountability.
- Strengthen consistency across close checklists account reconciliations reporting packages and review processes.
Drive Controls & Process Improvement
- Maintain strong documentation and audit-ready support.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency reduce rework and standardize recurring processes.
- Support process alignment and scalability as the cost accounting function continues to evolve.
What Were Looking For
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in accounting Finance or related field.
- 46 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Cost accounting inventory accounting manufacturing accounting or operations accounting experience preferred.
- Prior supervisory team lead or review experience preferred.
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of inventory COGS accruals reconciliations intercompany activity and month-end close.
- Experience reviewing journal entries reconciliations and supporting schedules.
- Strong Excel skills and ability to analyze large data sets.
- ERP experience required; SAP experience strongly preferred.
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With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.
At Novolex giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.
We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union) and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.
Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices including but not limited to selection hiring promotion transfer and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age race color national origin sex pregnancy sexual orientation gender identity religion handicap or disability genetics citizenship status service member or veteran status or any other category protected by federal state or local law. Any individual who because of his or her disability needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Companys application process should contact .
Formerly Pactiv Evergreen
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Novolex® is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the the food, retail, health and industrial markets. Our products offer superior performance, provide convenience, reduce waste and support ... View more