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SF Job Req ID: 20720
Job Title: Cost Accountant, Manufacturing
Location: Buffalo, NY (Hybrid)
About us
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gases, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview:
Build on Your Accounting Strengths. Expand Your Impact in Cost Accounting. Join our growing manufacturing operation in the greater Buffalo, NY area as our Cost Accountant where you’ll apply your accounting expertise and strengthen your cost accounting skills while helping drive decisions in a complex manufacturing environment. Our facility manufactures a diverse range of large-scale Multi Stage Geared (MSG) air compressors and aftermarket remanufactured products that support customers across a variety of industries. As a key member of the finance team, you’ll contribute to the facility’s financial operations—supporting accurate cost accounting processes, informing business decisions, and driving continuous improvement.
This onsite opportunity is ideal for a proactive accounting professional with costing knowledge, exposure, or hands-on experience who enjoys tackling complex tasks and collaborating with peers and leadership. You’ll bring a positive attitude, strong attention to detail, exceptional organizational skills, and sound judgment to manage competing priorities effectively. If you’re energized by understanding what drives manufacturing costs and turning that insight into better business outcomes, this is an opportunity to grow your expertise and make a meaningful contribution.
Responsibilities:
- Drive reliable and meaningful Standard Costing within the plant including:
- Daily costing updates for manufactured and purchased parts
- Execute the annual cost roll for material, labor and overhead
- Supporting new product development cost estimates and analysis
- Activities and analysis to improve overall accuracy of product cost
- Analyze and report variances such as PPV, Labor, and Freight.
- Partner with ongoing cost reviews (monthly/quarterly models, manufacturing variances and all other cost analysis)
- Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities
- Complete/Review monthly account reconciliations and financial performance analysis
- Execute and Improve close processes and the environment of control
- Monitor processes and controls relating to financial transactions, recommending and implementing improvements with the Controller and business partners.
- Support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and work directly with internal/external audit teams
- Support Operations teams in project and productivity execution
- Work closely with non-finance team members to drive cost improvements and analysis in all production activities (leveraging Lean manufacturing concepts in the pursuit of continuous improvements)
- GRNI Process: Work with team to process GRNI, to keep within an acceptable level and in alignment with company policy.
- Analyze/Report/Close Capital Projects
- Partner in Annual Budget, Quarterly Forecasting, and Monthly Financial Projections.
- Provide Meaningful Business Analysis
- Support and execute ad hoc projects as assigned by the Plant Controller
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment.
- 2+ years of experience using Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications proficiently.
- 1+ years of experience using an ERP system for accounting or financial processes.
- 1+ years of cost accounting exposure, knowledge or expertise.
Core Competencies
- Manufacturing Cost Accounting and Standard Costing: Demonstrated ability to maintain reliable standard costs for manufactured and purchased components, execute annual cost rolls, develop new-product cost estimates, and improve product-cost accuracy.
- Cost and Manufacturing Variance Analysis: Ability to analyze and report purchase price variance (PPV), labor variance, freight variance, manufacturing variance, and other production-related cost drivers, translating findings into meaningful business analysis.
- Financial Close, Reconciliation, and Internal Controls: Experience supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities; completing account reconciliations; reviewing financial performance; and improving accounting processes and the control environment.
- Cross-Functional Partnership and Communication: Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and build productive working relationships with internal and external customers. Ability to collaborate across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, auditors, and other business partners to support cost analysis, financial reporting, productivity initiatives, and operational decision-making.
- Budgeting, Forecasting, and Continuous Improvement: Experience supporting annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, monthly financial projections, capital-project analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives within a complex manufacturing operation.
Preferences:
- Advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Experience analyzing and interpreting large data sets.
- Experience using SAP in a manufacturing or cost-accounting environment.
- Professional certification such as:
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing methodology and its application to cost reduction and continuous improvement.
Travel and Work Arrangements
- Position is based in our Buffalo site.
- Hybrid schedule available
The pay range for this role is $65,000 - $85,000 annually. The pay range considers a wide range of factors that include a candidate’s skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location.
What We Offer
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency.
Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
BH Job ID: BH-5260-2
SF Job Req ID: 20720
Job Title: Cost Accountant, Manufacturing
Location: Buffalo, NY (Hybrid)
About us
Imagine a company with technology leadership of over 160 years, yet it operates with the energy of a startup. Ingersoll Rand has dedicated itself to Making Life Better for its employees, customers, shareholders, and planets. We produce innovative and mission-critical flow creation and life science technologies – from compressors to precision handling of liquids, gases, and powers – to increase industrial productivity, efficiency, and sustainability. Supported by over 80+ brands, our products are used in various end-markets including life sciences, food and beverage, clean energy, industrial manufacturing, infrastructure, and more. Across the globe, we’re driving growth with an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset. Learn more at irco.com and join us to own your future.
Job Overview:
Build on Your Accounting Strengths. Expand Your Impact in Cost Accounting. Join our growing manufacturing operation in the greater Buffalo, NY area as our Cost Accountant where you’ll apply your accounting expertise and strengthen your cost accounting skills while helping drive decisions in a complex manufacturing environment. Our facility manufactures a diverse range of large-scale Multi Stage Geared (MSG) air compressors and aftermarket remanufactured products that support customers across a variety of industries. As a key member of the finance team, you’ll contribute to the facility’s financial operations—supporting accurate cost accounting processes, informing business decisions, and driving continuous improvement.
This onsite opportunity is ideal for a proactive accounting professional with costing knowledge, exposure, or hands-on experience who enjoys tackling complex tasks and collaborating with peers and leadership. You’ll bring a positive attitude, strong attention to detail, exceptional organizational skills, and sound judgment to manage competing priorities effectively. If you’re energized by understanding what drives manufacturing costs and turning that insight into better business outcomes, this is an opportunity to grow your expertise and make a meaningful contribution.
Responsibilities:
- Drive reliable and meaningful Standard Costing within the plant including:
- Daily costing updates for manufactured and purchased parts
- Execute the annual cost roll for material, labor and overhead
- Supporting new product development cost estimates and analysis
- Activities and analysis to improve overall accuracy of product cost
- Analyze and report variances such as PPV, Labor, and Freight.
- Partner with ongoing cost reviews (monthly/quarterly models, manufacturing variances and all other cost analysis)
- Support month-end, quarter-end and year-end closing activities
- Complete/Review monthly account reconciliations and financial performance analysis
- Execute and Improve close processes and the environment of control
- Monitor processes and controls relating to financial transactions, recommending and implementing improvements with the Controller and business partners.
- Support Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and work directly with internal/external audit teams
- Support Operations teams in project and productivity execution
- Work closely with non-finance team members to drive cost improvements and analysis in all production activities (leveraging Lean manufacturing concepts in the pursuit of continuous improvements)
- GRNI Process: Work with team to process GRNI, to keep within an acceptable level and in alignment with company policy.
- Analyze/Report/Close Capital Projects
- Partner in Annual Budget, Quarterly Forecasting, and Monthly Financial Projections.
- Provide Meaningful Business Analysis
- Support and execute ad hoc projects as assigned by the Plant Controller
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance.
- 3+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally in a manufacturing environment.
- 2+ years of experience using Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications proficiently.
- 1+ years of experience using an ERP system for accounting or financial processes.
- 1+ years of cost accounting exposure, knowledge or expertise.
Core Competencies
- Manufacturing Cost Accounting and Standard Costing: Demonstrated ability to maintain reliable standard costs for manufactured and purchased components, execute annual cost rolls, develop new-product cost estimates, and improve product-cost accuracy.
- Cost and Manufacturing Variance Analysis: Ability to analyze and report purchase price variance (PPV), labor variance, freight variance, manufacturing variance, and other production-related cost drivers, translating findings into meaningful business analysis.
- Financial Close, Reconciliation, and Internal Controls: Experience supporting month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities; completing account reconciliations; reviewing financial performance; and improving accounting processes and the control environment.
- Cross-Functional Partnership and Communication: Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and build productive working relationships with internal and external customers. Ability to collaborate across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, auditors, and other business partners to support cost analysis, financial reporting, productivity initiatives, and operational decision-making.
- Budgeting, Forecasting, and Continuous Improvement: Experience supporting annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, monthly financial projections, capital-project analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives within a complex manufacturing operation.
Preferences:
- Advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- Experience analyzing and interpreting large data sets.
- Experience using SAP in a manufacturing or cost-accounting environment.
- Professional certification such as:
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing methodology and its application to cost reduction and continuous improvement.
Travel and Work Arrangements
- Position is based in our Buffalo site.
- Hybrid schedule available
The pay range for this role is $65,000 - $85,000 annually. The pay range considers a wide range of factors that include a candidate’s skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and geographic location.
What We Offer
At Ingersoll Rand, we embrace a culture of personal ownership — taking responsibility for our company, our communities, and our environment, as well as our individual health and well-being. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to empower you with the tools and support necessary to take charge of your health, ensuring that together, we can continue to make life better. Our range of benefits includes health care options like medical and prescription plans, dental and vision coverage, as well as wellness programs. Additionally, we provide life insurance, a robust 401(k) plan, paid time off, and even an employee stock grant, among other offerings. These benefits are our commitment to you, so you can be your best at work and beyond.
Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE:IR), driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and ownership mindset, is dedicated to helping make life better for our employees, customers and communities. Customers lean on us for our technology-driven excellence in mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions across 40+ respected brands where our products and services excel in the most complex and harsh conditions. Our employees develop customers for life through their daily commitment to expertise, productivity and efficiency.
Ingersoll Rand is committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding TN Visa Sponsorship as a Project Cost Manager
Align your credentials to engineering categories
TN visa classification for cost management roles hinges on your degree field, not your job title. A degree in civil engineering or construction management supports the filing far more cleanly than a business administration credential, even if your day-to-day work is identical.
Target capital-intensive industries for faster sponsorship
Owners in oil and gas, heavy infrastructure, and large commercial construction routinely hire Project Cost Managers and have established TN filing processes. These employers understand the documentation requirements and are less likely to stall over visa logistics.
Search TN-sponsored roles through Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters job listings by visa sponsorship type, so you can find Project Cost Manager openings from employers who have already committed to TN support rather than negotiating sponsorship after an offer.
Get your credential evaluation completed before applying
If your engineering or construction degree is from a Canadian or Mexican institution, have a NACES-approved evaluator confirm U.S. equivalency before interviews. Employers filing a TN petition will need this documentation, and delays here can stall your start date.
Clarify TN classification with your offer letter language
The offer letter submitted to CBP or the consulate must describe duties that map directly to an enumerated TN category. Ask your prospective employer to reference cost engineering, project controls, or technical analysis functions explicitly, not just the job title.
Prepare for Mexican nationals' consular appointment timeline
Unlike Canadian citizens who can obtain TN status at the border, Mexican nationals must schedule a consular interview, which can add several weeks to the process. Build this into your start date negotiation so your employer sets realistic expectations from the outset.
Project Cost Manager TN Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Project Cost Manager role qualify for TN visa status?
It can, but the classification depends on how the role is defined and what degree you hold. CBP adjudicates TN petitions at the port of entry for Canadians, and consular officers do the same for Mexican nationals. The position must require a qualifying degree in engineering, mathematics, or a physical or social science, and your duties must reflect that technical foundation. A cost manager role framed around scheduling software and financial controls, rather than engineering analysis, is harder to classify.
How does TN compare to H-1B for Project Cost Manager positions?
TN is significantly more accessible for this role. There is no annual lottery, no cap for Canadian citizens, and no waiting period tied to a fiscal year start date. You can obtain TN status at the Canadian border in a single day if your documents are in order. H-1B visa requires employer sponsorship months in advance, lottery selection, and USCIS adjudication. For Mexican nationals, the TN consular process still takes weeks, but it avoids lottery risk entirely.
What documents does my employer need to prepare for a TN filing?
Your employer needs to provide a detailed support letter describing your role, your required qualifications, your anticipated duration of employment, and a statement that you will be paid the prevailing wage. The letter is not filed with USCIS for most TN cases but is presented directly to CBP at the port of entry for Canadian nationals. Mexican nationals submit supporting documents through the U.S. consulate as part of the DS-160 and visa interview process. Your credential evaluation and degree transcripts accompany this packet.
Where can I find Project Cost Manager jobs that explicitly offer TN visa sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. It surfaces roles by visa type so you can filter for employers who are already prepared to sponsor TN status, rather than approaching companies that may not have sponsored this visa before and are unfamiliar with the process.
Can I switch employers while on TN status as a Project Cost Manager?
Yes, but you cannot begin work for the new employer until a new TN authorization is in place. TN status is employer-specific, so your current authorization does not carry over. Canadian citizens can obtain new TN status at the border with a support letter from the new employer. Mexican nationals must return to a consulate or file a change of status with USCIS before the new employment begins.