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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 39,000 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 You'll 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 We're Looking For

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4-6+ 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 Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.

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