Sr. Cost Accountant

*Robert Half EXCLUSIVE*

**HYBRID, 2-3 days/week from home**

***For more information, contact Jason Young @ [email protected] or 937/637-7759***

Our client, an industry leading manufacturing company who has been in business for over a century is looking for a Sr. Cost Accountant/Analyst due to a recent promotion. Our client is offering a very competitive benefits/compensation package, TOP NOTCH culture and room for advancement!

The Senior Cost Accountant will partner closely with the Senior Vice President of Operations and Senior Directors of Operations to support decision‑making through detailed financial analysis aligned with both historical performance and future strategic objectives, providing clear and actionable financial insight to operations leadership.

Responsibilities:

• Deliver cost and operational analysis that helps finance and plant leadership evaluate performance, identify trends, and support strategic decisions.

• Maintain standard costing data by reviewing labor and overhead assumptions and updating cost structures as needed.

• Examine manufacturing results, including absorption, purchase price, material usage, and standard cost variances, and communicate actionable findings.

• Record journal entries for assigned facilities and complete reconciliations to ensure financial information is accurate and properly supported.

• Prepare and distribute inventory reports by site, highlighting significant changes, concerns, and areas requiring follow-up.

• Coordinate annual physical inventory activities and monitor cycle count practices to strengthen accuracy and compliance at the plant level.

• Partner with site leadership to identify inventory discrepancies, escalate irregularities, and reinforce sound internal control practices.

• Contribute to forecasting and budgeting by providing facility-specific analysis, commentary, and financial insights to accounting and operations leaders.

• Build collaborative relationships across operations and participate in meetings related to product lines, plant performance, and process improvement.

• Maintain documentation, assist with cross-training, and complete ad hoc reporting or special projects tied to cost accounting and inventory management.

Qualifications:

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

• At least 5 years of experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment.

• Strong knowledge of standard costing, cost analysis, and manufacturing variance reporting, including PPV.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel knowledge

• Experience with Oracle and reporting tools such as Power BI is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, manage deadlines, stay organized, and maintain close attention to detail.

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work well across finance and operations teams.

Compensation

$110,000.00-$125,000.00 Yearly

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