Senior Cost Accountant

Requirements

• This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a data-intensive setting, enjoys solving complex reconciliation challenges, and can build scalable tools and processes to improve visibility into cost and margins
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment (medical device or highly regulated industry preferred)
• Strong understanding of standard costing, inventory accounting, and variance analysis
• Experience working cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, or manufacturing teams
• Experience with ERP systems (QAD strongly preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills required, including:
• Complex formulas (e.g., INDEX/MATCH, SUMIFS)
• Ability to manage and analyze large datasets (100k+ rows)
• Building structured, scalable, and well-documented models
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement practical solutions
• High level of ownership and accountability
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment with competing priorities
• Clear and effective communicator, able to translate financial data for non-finance partners
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and process discipline

• We are seeking a highly analytical and hands-on Senior Cost Accountant to take ownership of inventory and cost accounting in a dynamic medical device manufacturing environment
• This individual will play a key role in strengthening inventory accuracy, enhancing variance analysis, and partnering closely with Production Planning, Supply Chain, R&D and Quality to drive better business decisions
• The right candidate will combine strong accounting fundamentals with advanced Excel capabilities and a continuous improvement mindset
• Own and continuously improve inventory accounting processes, including reconciliation of perpetual inventory to the general ledger across raw materials, WIP, finished goods, and field inventory
• Lead efforts to resolve inventory discrepancies and implement sustainable process improvements to ensure ongoing accuracy and control
• Develop, maintain, and enhance standard costing, including annual cost rolls, BOM and routing validation, and overhead rate updates
• Build and scale robust Excel-based models and schedules to support cost accounting, inventory tracking, and variance analysis (handling large datasets and improving automation where possible)
• Deliver clear, actionable variance analysis (purchase price, usage, manufacturing, and absorption variances), with insights into root causes and business impact
• Partner closely with Production Planning and Supply Chain to improve cost visibility, understand operational drivers, and support decision-making
• Support month-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and work order close reviews
• Maintain and optimize cost accounting and inventory-related data within QAD; identify opportunities to improve data integrity and system utilization
• Support cycle counts and physical inventory processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance