Highlights
CostAccounting #CostAccountant #ManufacturingAccounting #CostManagement #VarianceAnalysis #ProductCosting #AccountingJobs #FinanceJobs #CMA #NowHiring #MinnesotaJobs #INOCT2026 #LI-EG1 This role will play a critical part in monthly close activities, inventory accounting, cost analysis, operational reporting, and strategic business partnering with plant and operations leadership.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Minneapolis, MN |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Salary | $110,000–$125,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1994 |
| Website | http://www.cfstaffing.com/ |
Description
Senior Cost Accountant
Salary: $110,000 - $125,000
Hybrid work arrangement | Minneapolis metro area
Why Consider This Senior Cost Accountant Opportunity?
- Competitive compensation: $110,000-$125,000
- Hybrid work environment
- High visibility role partnering directly with operations and finance leadership
- Opportunity to influence manufacturing performance, cost controls, and strategic decision-making
- Strong benefits package including 401(k) match, health coverage, paid time off, parental leave, and wellness programs
Senior Cost Accountant Summary:
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to support financial operations within a manufacturing environment. This role will play a critical part in monthly close activities, inventory accounting, cost analysis, operational reporting, and strategic business partnering with plant and operations leadership.
Key Responsibilities for Senior Cost Accountant:
- Support month-end close activities, including inventory, cost of goods sold, manufacturing variances, capital expenditures, journal entries, reconciliations, and audit support.
- Analyze labor, material, and overhead variances and maintain accurate standard costing data within the ERP system.
- Partner with operations leadership on budgeting, forecasting, annual planning, capital spending, and cost-reduction initiatives.
- Develop financial models, operational metrics, and reporting to support business decisions and improve performance.
- Manage inventory analysis, cycle count reviews, reconciliations, and inventory valuation activities.
- Assist with ERP system enhancements and process improvement initiatives.
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About Company
Founded by CPA firms in 1994, Creative Financial Staffing has spent over 30 years helping job seekers and employers succeed. In fall 2025, we rebranded as CFS—a name that reflects our full range of expertise while staying true to the trusted company you know.
CFS is the industry’s leading employee-owned staffing firm, connecting top talent in accounting, finance, technology, and human resources. We provide skilled professionals on both a temporary and permanent basis across diverse industries, leveraging our extensive network to match the right people with the right opportunities.
Our dedication to excellence extends to our award-winning culture, recognized repeatedly for growth, recruiting, workplace environment, and employee support. Honors include Forbes’ “America’s Best Recruiting and Temporary Staffing Firms,” Staffing Industry Analysts’ top U.S. staffing rankings, FlexJobs’ Top 100 Companies for Remote and Hybrid Work, Top Workplaces USA, Newsweek’s Best Practices awards, and more.
