Position: Senior Cost Accountant
Location: Role can be based in McDonough GA, Bethel PA, or Reno NV
About the Position
The Senior Cost Accountant will report to the Operations Controller and will support 5 plants within the Business Unit, including all site management teams. Total revenue for these plants is approximately $370M.
Job Functions
- Actively partner with plant operations and maintain a strong presence on the production floor to understand manufacturing processes, assess cost drivers, and support operational decision-making.
- Analyze variances to budget, forecast, and prior year to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for cost reduction and performance improvement.
- Own and complete the standard-setting process.
- Implement and enhance mid-month reporting processes.
- Perform month-end financial analysis, including P&L and balance sheet reviews, with clear variance explanations.
- Own the development of the month-end reporting package for presentations to plant management.
- Provide weekly and monthly financial forecasts and actionable insights.
- Own assigned areas of the monthly close process, including balance sheet reconciliations and oversight of accurate P&L reporting.
- Assist the Operations Controller with the annual budgeting process, including data collection, analysis, and consolidation, while identifying key risks and opportunities.
- Conduct weekly reviews of production order variances to identify anomalies and drive root cause analysis.
- Partner with plant management to drive continuous improvement initiatives and validate cost savings.
- Perform ad hoc financial and operational analysis to address current business issues and drive actionable outcomes.
- Develop and maintain financial controls in accordance with company policies and procedures.
Desired Skills & Experience
- The successful candidate will possess a
- BA degree in Finance or Accounting
- Minimum of 3 years of increasing manufacturing accounting responsibility
- Strong understanding of manufacturing accounting, variance analysis, and standard setting is required
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
- ERP Systems Experience ex: SAP, Oracle, etc.
- The ideal candidate will be high energy and possess a positive “can do” attitude, is detail oriented, and has a willingness to “roll up their sleeves” to get the job done.
- Willingness and ability to travel 25% of the time
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