Senior Cost Accountant

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Title: Senior Cost Accountant

Job Family: Finance

Reports to: Assistant Controller

FLSA Status: Exempt

EEOC Class: Professional

Summary: Under supervision of the Assistant Controller, this position performs a wide variety of duties related to inventory valuation, certified cost and pricing proposal development, TINA rate creation/maintenance and management reporting. This position requires an analytical mindset, innovation, and judgment with strong and creative problem‑solving skills. An understanding of inventory valuation in accordance with US GAAP and FAR regulations is necessary, along with maintaining a strong internal control environment.

• Perform inventory valuation steps as part of normal close process including reconciliations, valuation analysis, post journal entries, and prepare financial reports
• Calculate inventory reserves including excess & obsolete, quarantine/aging inventory reserves, lower of cost/net realizable value and period end cutoff
• Maintain processes and controls related to inventory including development of annual cycle count plan
• Develop/maintain TINA compliant rates and support TINA audits
• Develop proposals for certified cost and pricing contracts
• Calculate overhead rates for manufacturing use
• Monitor production order costs and analyze variances and exception reports
• Investigate data and current cost allocation methodology to eliminate waste, driving improvement in working capital, processes, and cost
• Develop comprehensive reporting and analytical solutions within business intelligence tools such as Power BI
• Designing and implementing dashboards, creating detailed financial and operational reports, and providing actionable insights to support decision‑making processes
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and ensure data accuracy and integrity

• Complete special projects, as assigned
• Assist in support of internal, external, SOX, and DCAA audits
• Maintain the highest ethical standards, even when challenged from above
• Other duties as assigned

• Prior experience as a cost accountant working in a complex manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), and Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) in support of government contract awards

• CPA or CMA certification is highly desirable
• Prior experience in Aerospace manufacturing company
• Knowledge in ERP systems such as Infor LN
• Development/Creation of financial reporting dashboards within BI tools (ex. Power BI)

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer equipment
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work
• Light to moderate lifting is required
• Ability to uphold the stress of working in a busy and demanding office
• Regular, predictable attendance is required; especially during month/quarter and annual financial plan preparation

Pay Compensation Range for this Exempt: $120,000 - $150,000. Salary offered will depend on education, training, specific skills, years of experience and other relevant factors.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. A U.S. person is defined as any individual who is granted U.S. citizenship, U.S. permanent residence (Green Card holder), or status as a "protected person" under 8 U.S.C 1324b(a)(3).

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