Senior Cost Accountant

Polyloom, a Ten Cate company
Location: Dayton, TN (on-site)
Reports To: Assistant Controller

Ten Cate is a global leader in the design, manufacturing, and delivery of high-performance synthetic turf systems and related materials, supported by a strong portfolio of operating companies across North America.

Polyloom, a Ten Cate company, is part of Ten Cate’s North American manufacturing operations. The Dayton, Tennessee team supports the production environment through a strong focus on quality, operational efficiency, cost control, and continuous improvement.

Polyloom is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Cost Accountant with a strong cost accounting focus to support accounting and financial reporting for its Dayton, Tennessee manufacturing operations. This role plays a key part in product costing, standard cost analysis, monthly close, financial statement preparation, account reconciliation, budgeting, and financial analysis.

The Senior Cost Accountant will work closely with the Assistant Controller and cross-functional operations teams to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information, provide meaningful analysis of manufacturing costs and variances, explain financial results, identify cost‑saving opportunities, and support an efficient, adjustment‑free year‑end audit.

• Prepare consolidated internal and external financial statements by gathering and analyzing information from the general ledger and operating departments.
• Maintain and balance automated consolidation processes, including data input, scheduled processing, and verification of results.
• Review monthly expenses, account activity, and variances; research unusual amounts and clearly explain findings to management.
• Lead and support cost accounting activities within a vertically integrated manufacturing environment, including product costing, standard cost development and maintenance, actual‑to‑standard cost analysis, and monthly review of manufacturing cost performance.
• Analyze manufacturing cost drivers, including raw materials, labor, overhead, production variances, and other operational factors; investigate unusual trends or variances and clearly communicate findings to management.
• Support the annual budgeting and standard‑cost process, including raw material estimates, labor and overhead calculations, departmental spending budgets, and related cost assumptions.
• Partner closely with Operations and manufacturing leadership to understand production processes, inventory flows, cost drivers, and opportunities to improve cost visibility, accuracy, and control.
• Prepare and post general ledger entries, maintain supporting records and files, and reconcile balance sheet and other assigned accounts.
• Prepare accruals and related accounting entries, assign account classifications as appropriate, and support accurate payment and reconciliation processes.
• Analyze existing accounting and cost‑accounting procedures and recommend improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, consistency, and clarity of financial and operational information.
• Spend time on the manufacturing floor to build a strong understanding of production processes, product costs, operating challenges, and opportunities for process improvement and cost savings.
• Partner with departments across the organization to maintain accurate financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
• Maintain the confidentiality of financial, business, and organizational information.
• Support month‑end and year‑end close activities and work closely with the Assistant Controller to help ensure accurate closes and a successful year‑end audit.
• Perform other duties and accounting projects as…