Senior Cost Accountant

Description Katie Weigel with Robert Half Finance and Accounting is working with a long time Cason City based client to identify a Senior Cost Accountant for their Finance team. This role serves as a key business partner to the Finance Leader and works closely with the Management Team. The ideal candidate will support annual operating plans, product costing, variance analysis, and monthly financial reporting.

This position requires the ability to seamlessly transition between cost accounting and financial accounting responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Lead cost modeling activities, ensuring accurate standard costing and margin analysis.

Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to identify cost drivers, optimize production costs, and support pricing strategies.

Calculate and validate product costs within centralized data systems and present findings to leadership and corporate teams.

Analyze customer and product margins, collaborating cross-functionally to improve profitability.

Develop and maintain controls for cost data accumulation, inventory management, and cost of sales reporting systems.

Prepare margin reports by product, customer, and business unit.

Analyze monthly forecast-to-actual variances and identify root causes.

Support the annual and quarterly budgeting and forecasting processes.

Review and analyze capital expenditure requests.

Track and report costs associated with new product development initiatives.

Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to leadership based on operational trends.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

Minimum of 3 years of cost accounting experience.

Experience with general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, data entry, and daily accounting functions.

Experience with inventory variance analysis.

Strong analytical, mathematical, and administrative skills.

Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and regional teams while also working independently when needed.

Self-motivated with strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.

Proven ability to define problems, gather and analyze data, and draw sound conclusions.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and enterprise resource planning systems.

Interested in learning more about this opportunity? Please contact me today! Requirements Cost Accounting, Manufacturing Cost Accounting, Standard Cost Accounting, Cost - Standard, Cost Analysis

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