Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant/Controller

Full Time - Staunton, VA or Richmond, VA

Salary - $90k - $120k

Our client is seeking a hands on Senior Cost Accountant/Controller to help build the finance function for a newly formed manufacturing division of a stable and successful company. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial accounting professional who wants to do more than maintain the books. The Senior Cost Accountant/Controller will help create processes, establish reporting, build a P&L and play a key role in shaping the future of the business.

Working directly with the president and ownership team, the Senior Cost Accountant/Controller will serve as the primary financial resource of the operation, providing critical insight into product costing, inventory, profitability, budgeting and strategic decision making.

Why the Senior Cost Accountant/Controller role stands out:

• Work directly with the president and owners
• Opportunity to build processes, procedures, controls and reporting from the ground up
• Be the accounting leader for a growing manufacturing operation
• Clear opportunity to grow into a Controller role
• Collaborative, laid back culture with strong values
• High visibility and involvement in strategic business planning
• Small, close knit team

Key Responsibilities for the Senior Cost Accountant/Controller

• Determine and analyze the true cost of manufacturing each product
• Own product costing, inventory valuation, standard costing and variance analysis
• Develop and maintain the company's financial financial reporting and P&L structure
• Partner with leadership on strategic planning and business growth initiatives

Qualifications of the Senior Cost Accountant/Controller:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or a related field
• 5+ years of accounting or cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with discrete part manufacturing and standard costing
• Advanced Excel skills