Senior Cost Accountant
LHH is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to support cost accounting, inventory, budgeting, forecasting, and operational financial analysis within a multi-location environment. This position will work closely with finance, procurement, supply chain, operations, and other cross-functional teams to improve cost visibility, reporting accuracy, and financial processes. This position is permanent / direct hire and will pay between $90K and $115K annually.
Key Responsibilities
- Review expenses and cost transactions to ensure accurate recording, proper financial-period treatment, and correct GL, department, and project allocation.
- Maintain and analyze standard costs for raw materials and finished goods, including new and existing items.
- Support annual development of direct labor and overhead rates and monitor cost performance throughout the year.
- Perform standard-to-actual labor and overhead variance analysis and investigate significant cost variances.
- Analyze purchase price variances, identify root causes, and work with sourcing partners on forecasting and corrective actions.
- Prepare recurring reports and cost metrics covering inventory, plant operations, and overall financial performance.
- Reconcile monthly inventory, support inventory reserve calculations, and prepare weekly inventory adjustment forecasts.
- Partner with inventory and operational teams to monitor KPIs and support adherence to established inventory procedures.
- Provide costing analytics to support pricing decisions, including freight-related costs.
- Collaborate with commercial and product-development teams on costing for new products and initiatives.
- Support bill of materials setup, maintenance, and related data-management activities.
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, accruals, and analysis of actual financial results.
- Develop cost and operational analyses to support supply chain and business initiatives, including projected versus actual costs.
- Help standardize cost accounting methodologies, reporting, metrics, and procedures across multiple locations.
- Complete additional cost accounting analysis and special projects as needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 7+ years of cost accounting experience.
- Strong knowledge of standard costing, general ledger accounting, income statement impacts, and cost accounting principles.
- Experience with overhead cost absorption and allocation.
- SAP experience preferred.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret detailed financial and operational data.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Effective communication, relationship-building, and collaboration skills.
- Comfortable working in a hands-on, fast-paced environment
If you are interested in learning more, please apply now.
Pay Details: $90,000.00 to $115,000.00 per year
Search managed by: Christopher Riley
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