Senior Cost Accountant
Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Cicero, Cook County, Illinois, 60804, USA
Listed on 2026-10-30
Cicero, Cook County, Illinois, 60804, USA
Listing for:
CFS
Full Time, Remote/Work from Home
position Listed on 2026-10-30
Job specializations:
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Accounting
Cost Accountant, Financial Reporting, Senior Accountant, Financial Analyst -
Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
We are seeking an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to lead a high-impact manufacturing costing project focused on improving cost visibility, profitability analysis, and standard costing practices across multiple locations. This Senior Cost Accountant role is ideal for a hands-on manufacturing accounting professional who enjoys digging into data, identifying root causes, and building practical solutions that drive better business decisions.
Key Responsibilities For The Senior Cost Accountant- Develop budget-based labor and overhead rates using production volumes, capacity, and allocation methodologies
- Analyze actual manufacturing costs against budget and identify cost drivers
- Review and evaluate standard cost components, including labor, materials, routings, and overhead
- Analyze labor, purchase price, and overhead variances and provide recommendations
- Assess freight-in and tariff allocations at the SKU and inventory level
- Reconcile costing analyses to inventory records and the general ledger
- Evaluate current costing practices and recommend process improvements
- Create reusable reporting tools, schedules, and documentation for ongoing use
- 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of standard costing, BOMs, routings, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variances
- Experience developing budget-based cost rates and analyzing budget-to-actual results
- Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, lookups, reconciliations, and large dataset analysis
- Ability to work independently, investigate data issues, and communicate findings clearly
- Plex ERP experience
- Multi-site manufacturing experience
- Freight and tariff allocation experience
- Power Query or advanced reporting tool experience
- Opportunity to drive meaningful improvements in manufacturing cost visibility
- High-impact project with direct influence on profitability analysis
- Exposure to complex cost accounting and operational finance initiatives
- Fully remote work environment
- Opportunity to leverage deep manufacturing accounting expertise
- Title:
Senior Cost Accountant - Location:
Remote - Focus Areas:
Standard Costing, Manufacturing Analysis, Inventory Valuation, Cost Improvement, and Profitability Analysis
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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