Job Description

Job Summary

The Senior Cost Accountant plays a key role in ensuring accurate product costing, delivering meaningful financial insights, and improving cost transparency within a complex manufacturing environment. This position partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance to support data-driven decisions, improve profitability, and strengthen overall cost discipline.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update standard costs for products, materials, labor, and overhead

• Analyze manufacturing variances and identify root causes related to materials, labor, and overhead

• Prepare cost roll-ups, margin analysis, and cost impact assessments for product changes and new initiatives

• Perform WIP analysis, inventory valuation, and COGS reconciliations

• Support budgeting and forecasting, including cost modeling and variance analysis

• Partner cross-functionally to investigate cost deviations and recommend corrective actions

• Support physical inventory and cycle counts; research and resolve discrepancies

• Collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering to improve costing accuracy and efficiency

• Assist with enhancements to costing methodologies, reporting tools, and system processes

• Prepare and present cost reports and variance explanations to leadership

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting standards, and audit requirements

• Support internal and external audits related to inventory and cost accounting

• Assist with month-end and year-end close, including entries for inventory, WIP, labor, overhead, scrap, and COGS

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

• 3+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment

• Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, and cost analysis

• Advanced Excel skills; experience working with ERP systems

• Strong analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail

• Ability to clearly communicate financial insights to non-financial stakeholders

• Experience in complex or high-volume manufacturing environments preferred

• Exposure to continuous improvement, cost optimization, or operational excellence initiatives is a plus

Core Competencies

• Analytical & Financial Acumen

• Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Process Improvement Mindset

• Clear & Effective Communication

• High Integrity & Accountability
  
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