Stephen Glenister
@stephenglenister
Experienced accounting manager with 20+ years driving cost accounting, forecasting, and process improvements.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a performance-driven accounting manager with over 20 years of experience across cost accounting, FP&A, and accounts payable. I lead teams, streamline month-end close processes, and implement controls that improve accuracy and timeliness.
My roles have included managing cost accounting functions for multi-facility healthcare and manufacturing environments, overseeing forecasting of COGS and variable expenses, and executing inventory revaluations and cycle count programs. I sign off on journal entries in systems such as Floqast and Blackline and support audits.
I have led cross-functional efforts to analyze excess & obsolete inventory, implement labor and overhead rates in ERP systems like Oracle and SAP, and present financial inventory reporting to operations. I emphasize relationship building, clear documentation, and statistical allocation methods to tie costs to revenue centers.
I seek to bring urgency, creativity, and leadership to a finance organization that values accurate cost reporting, continuous improvement, and collaborative forecasting to support operational decision-making.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Cost Accounting Manager
HighMark Health
Apr 2025 - Present (11 months)
Manage a four-person department through monthly close and cost allocation for 10 hospital facilities, allocating 500 overhead cost centers and providing variance reconciliations in StrataJazz to support FP&A forecasting.
Manager – Supply Chain Accounting
ATD
May 2024 - Apr 2025 (11 months)
Led a 5-day month-end close for cost accounting, managed journal sign-offs in Floqast, forecasted COGS and variable expenses, and oversaw inventory revaluations, cycle counts and auditor reconciliations across distribution centers.
Senior Manager - Cost Accounting
Exact Sciences
Sep 2021 - May 2024 (2 years 8 months)
Managed a three-person cost accounting team, led a 6-day month-end close with BlackLine sign-offs, drove COGS forecasting and quarterly inventory revaluations across six plants, and presented inventory reporting to operations.
Oversaw teams across FP&A, Accounts Payable and Cost Accounting, led a 45-day quarterly forecast process, managed A/P operations in Coupa/SAP, and executed inventory revaluations, PPV/MPV analysis and financial reconciliations.
Managed monthly PPV/MPV and backflush variances, ran quarterly inventory revaluations and perpetual costing in SAP, and maintained AP manager responsibilities including vendor management and reconciliations.
Managed a five-person A/P team, approved non-PO invoices in Coupa and SAP, reconciled A/P GL accounts, executed weekly payment runs and ran quarterly payment swaps to optimize cash flow.
Senior Financial Analyst
MNP Corporation
Apr 2001 - Jul 2007 (6 years 3 months)
Participated in month-end close and monthly forecasting processes with responsibility for P&L and balance sheet account reconciliations to support financial reporting.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Michigan State University
Bachelor of Arts, Finance
Activities and societies: Six Sigma Bronze Belt Candidate: Project - Improve Purchase Requisition Process.
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Finance at Michigan State University, graduating in May 1997.
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Location
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