Sr Cost Accountant Livingston, CA

Senior Cost Accountant

We're partnering with a multi-site manufacturing organization seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to support plant operations, financial reporting, and cost visibility across the business. This role sits close to both finance leadership and operations and plays a key part in driving cost accuracy and decision support.

• Own and maintain standard costing across products and production processes including bills of materials, labor, and overhead allocations
• Lead annual review of standards in partnership with plant leadership to ensure accuracy and full cost absorption
• Prepare and analyze cost variances across production, labor, and overhead with clear insight into drivers
• Build and maintain reporting and KPI dashboards to support operational and financial decision making
• Support month-end close including inventory valuation, journal entries, and reconciliations
• Partner on budgeting and forecasting cycles with a focus on cost modeling and production planning
• Oversee inventory controls including cycle counts, physical inventory, and variance analysis across multiple locations
• Identify process improvements across reporting, systems, and internal controls