Senior Cost Accountant

At Kruger Family Industries, parent company of Penda Corporation and Tri Enda Holdings, our passion is to bring great products to life through an exceptional area of thermoformed solutions. We are the North America leader in heavy gauge thermoformed plastics. We are committed to delivering highly engineered, high quality material handling products and automotive accessories that reduce the weight and cost of traditional composite, fiberglass, wood and metal products, making this an opportunity to work in an innovative environment during an exciting growth phase.

The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for maintaining and improving KFI’s standard costing processes, supporting manufacturing performance analysis, and ensuring the integrity of cost and inventory data within KFI’s cloud-based ERP system (Net Suite). This role works closely with Operations, Finance, and Engineering to enhance visibility into product costs, improve costing accuracy, and support data-driven decision-making across the business. KFI operates in a modern, cloud-based, and increasingly automated finance environment;

the ideal candidate pairs a strong foundation in cost accounting and GAAP with genuine curiosity about technology — someone who has used AI and automation tools, is comfortable with business intelligence and reporting platforms, and is eager to grow as the finance function continues to automate. The successful candidate is a self-starter with strong Excel skills, a solid command of accounting principles and standard costing, experience in a manufacturing environment, and openness to a changing technological landscape.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Maintain and enhance the Company’s standard cost structure, including machine rates, labor, and material costs
• Analyze and report manufacturing cost variances (e.g., purchase price, labor, overhead, and usage variances)
• Review and update bills of material (BOMs) and routings in collaboration with operations and engineering
• Perform cost roll-ups, cost copy procedures, and support product re-costing initiatives
• Assist in month-end close processes including journal entries, cost of goods sold adjustments, and inventory reconciliations
• Prepare and analyze overhead spending compared to budget and support root-cause analysis of variances
• Lead efforts to improve cost visibility and transparency, including building dashboards (e.g., Power BI) and automating recurring cost and variance reporting
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting activities, including standard cost updates and projected variance modeling
• Provide auditors and internal stakeholders with inventory and cost-related data as requested
• Partner with the Finance and cross-functional teams, on COGS variance analysis, financial reporting, and system process improvements
• Leverage Excel, Power Query, and Net Suite Planning & Budgeting to build costing models and streamline reporting efficiency
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in cost accounting practices and ERP usage
• Identify opportunities to automate manual, repetitive accounting tasks and apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate the month-end close and improve data accuracy
• Champion the adoption of modern finance technology — automation, dashboarding, and AI-assisted workflows — to continually raise the efficiency and reliability of cost accounting processes

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in accounting, with at least 3 years in cost accounting
• Prior experience in a manufacturing or product-based environment required
• Experience with Net Suite ERP and/or Net Suite Planning and Budgeting highly preferred
• CPA or CMA certification is a plus, but not required
• Exposure to modern…