Senior Cost Accountant

# Senior Cost Accountant Hot Job TEMPERPACK LANSING - LANSING, MI 48917## Overview Level Experienced Position  Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education  Level4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage Negligible Category Finance ## Description
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* Job Description:

** We are seeking a Senior Cost Accountant in our Lansing, Michigan facility to support a fast-paced, high-growth operation. This role will provide financial oversight, deliver analytical insights, manage inventory controls and serve as a key business partner to the manufacturing team.  The successful candidate will serve as the site financial leader and be an integral part of a high-energy, entrepreneurial business.

As with any high-growth business, this position requires someone who thrives in a culture of rapid change and one where the solution or process will rarely be clearly defined in advance. The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented and intellectually curious, with a strong work ethic and a collaborative, team-first mindset. They can operate effectively under pressure, demonstrate sound judgment and a willingness to take calculated risks, and maintain an openness to continuous learning and professional development.

** Job Title**:
Senior Cost Accountant
** Supervisor’s Title**:
Senior Manager of Operational Accounting & Finance
** Department:
** Finance
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* Location:

** 2510 Snow Rd Lansing, MI
** About Temper Pack
** Temper Pack is a rapidly growing company based in Richmond, Virginia and with locations in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Lansing, Michigan. We design and manufacture innovative, sustainable packaging components for cold-chain shipping of food and pharmaceutical products.  The markets we serve have an urgent need for disruptive, sustainable alternatives to replace the wide array of non-sustainable packaging materials conventionally used in the cold-chain such as Styrofoam coolers.  

Our aspiration is to provide packaging solutions that customers and end-consumers feel
* great about using*.
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* Essential Job Functions:

*** Cost accounting variance analysis and maintenance
* Promote deeper understanding of cost drivers across the team; recommend actions to drive profitability
* Develop cost models, reports and dashboards to provide insights on production efficiency to senior management
* Operational performance reporting & analysis
* Forecasting & budgeting
* Inventory control procedures & Reconciliation
* Managing discretionary spending to ensure targets are achieved
* Month-end / year-end financial close procedures & reporting
* Business case development
* Calculate New Product Development costing assumptions
* Demonstrated understanding of US GAAP
* Ad-Hoc financial analysis & reporting, including providing requested data analysis to Executive Leadership Team
* Strong communication skills, both written & verbal
* Other duties as assigned## Qualifications
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* Education and Experience:

*** 8+ Years in Finance/Accounting roles of progressive experience
* Experience in Manufacturing Finance/ Cost Accounting
* Prior Site Finance Lead Experience (preferred)
* Comfortable with data and ERP systems
** Education and Certifications****:*
* * Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
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* Physical Requirements:

*** Lift up to 15 pounds unassisted
* Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working at a computer
*** Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent and ongoing basis. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship now or in the future***.*
* * Important notice:
** At this time, our company will not be engaging with external agencies or third-party vendors for recruitment services. We appreciate the interest of recruitment agencies, but kindly request that they refrain from contacting us regarding…