Cost Accounting Manager

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 30 brands, 12,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. Additionally, in 2024 we were awarded the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award, which recognizes the most engaged workplace cultures in the world.

Cost Accounting Manager-Snoqualmie, WA (Hybrid)

At Allegion, we are driven by a bold vision: redefining safety while empowering our employees to thrive. When you join our team, you become part of a culture that values innovation, purpose, and excellence. This role offers the benefits of our dynamic hybrid work model—combining in-person collaboration for meaningful moments with the flexibility of remote work. Since hybrid arrangements can vary based on the needs of the individual, team and business, your talent acquisition partner will provide specific hybrid details about this role. 

We are committed to fostering a healthy work-life balance and building meaningful connections, ensuring you have the tools, resources, and support needed to excel in any environment. Together, we’ll unlock your potential and create a lasting impact. 

While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the hybrid schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion. 

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position. 

Job Summary:

Allegion is currently looking for a self-starter who is willing to roll their sleeves up and dive into the details to drive change in our fast growing and changing company.  This position is a great opportunity to use your technical financial skills, along with working cross-functionally with many different departments.  You will need to think broadly, be curious, use data to drive decision making and be comfortable challenging the status quo.  This hybrid role is located in Snoqualmie, Washington and reports directly to the Controller for Technical Glass Products in Allegion’s Door & Window Strategic Business Unit. This role is responsible leading the analysis of product costing and ensuring its accuracy for the TGP business with manufacturing sites in Washington and Ohio.  This role should drive consistent and accurate analyses with key insights to drive business performance while maintaining a strong control environment.

What You Will Do:

• Serve as a well-respected business partner and financial resource, with frequent partnership with manufacturing, supply chain management, project management, sales, engineering and IT

• Perform financial analysis on drivers of business performance, including project margin analysis, productivity, inflation, and cash flow; suggest actions for improving business performance

• Lead annual standard setting process and maintain accurate costing, perform cost rolls of inventory, and investigate deviations from standards

• Lead inventory reporting process, including forecasting future inventory levels and turns; partner with supply chain to identify mitigating actions to improve inventory velocity and cash flow

• Spearhead annual physical inventories across all sites

• Responsible for month-end accounting close activities including preparation of journal entries and reconciliations

• Review capital expenditure requests for validity and productivity savings; maintain accounting lifecycle for CIP and fixed assets

• Support Controller with submission of forecasts, annual operating plans, and other deliverables and ad hoc analyses.

• Analyze and evaluate adequacies of inventory value and reserves.

• Ensure the integrity of all data reported and compliance with GAAP, Allegion internal controls and accounting policies; partner with SOX site leader for control testing

• Partner with the business to implement process control strategies around functional areas and IT systems, specifically focused on process simplification, automation, standardization, and internal control enhancements.

What You Need to Succeed:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• CMA or CPA is preferred but not required

• 5+ years of relevant accounting