Senior Cost Accountant

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Professional St. Louis, MO, US

Reports to: Controller

Hybrid schedule: 3 days in Office, 2 days from home

The Senior Cost Accountant supports and advances cost accounting processes, including standard cost maintenance, cost roll activities, and financial reporting within JD Edwards (JDE). This role partners with IT and Operations to ensure accurate cost data while increasing involvement in process improvement and ownership over time.

• Ensure accuracy and completeness of standard costs across branch plants.
• Review and validate updates to BOMs, routings, and cost components.
• Support and participate in cost roll processes, including pre- and post-analysis.
• Partner with IT to resolve cost discrepancies and improve execution.

• Collaborate with IT on system configuration and costing-related enhancements (AAIs/DMAAIs).
• Identify and support improvements to cost processes and data accuracy.
• Develop understanding of system-driven cost flows and dependencies.

• Act as liaison between Accounting, IT, and Operations for cost-related issues.
• Provide analysis and insights on cost variances and trends.
• Special projects as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of cost accounting experience.
• Strong experience with JD Edwards (JDE) ERP system is preferred.
• Strong understanding of standard costing and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.

The health, well-being and financial stability of our employees are a high priority to us. Our benefit plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Company paid life and disability insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• 401k (fully vested immediately) with Company match.
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Opportunities for advancement
• Employee Discount Program

This job description does not list all the duties of the job. You may be asked to perform other instructions and/or duties. You will be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the task listed in this job description.