Senior Cost Accountant

Cooper Douglas has partnered with an established consumer products manufacturer in Southeast Los Angeles County to find a Senior Cost Accountant. The company is mid-sized, growing, and running multiple manufacturing plants across Southern California, and operations have improved significantly over the last year with better yields and efficiency on the floor. You will be responsible for the day-to-day managing of the cost accounting function.

Cost is one of the most important numbers in this business, and right now the manager is carrying all of it alone. This seat takes over the core costing work so the manager can focus on strategy, which makes it a highly visible role with a direct line to the plant and to finance leadership.

• Own standard costs, bills of materials and routings, and keep them accurate as products and processes change
• Analyze labor, material and overhead variances, explain what is driving them and work with operations on corrective action
• Run month-end and quarter-end inventory valuation and reconcile inventory accounts
• Review purchase price variances, production order variances and scrap
• Close out work orders weekly and keep production data clean
• Prepare month-end journal entries and cost of goods sold analysis
• Partner with plant leadership, supply chain, quality and R&D to understand cost drivers and the cost impact of formula and process changes
• Build and distribute weekly production and inventory reporting
• Support the annual budget and standard cost roll-ups
• Identify cost savings and process improvements, maintain internal controls and support internal and external audits

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field
• 5+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Standard cost experience, including labor and overhead allocations. This is the must-have
• Advanced Excel. You are comfortable pulling and working with large datasets
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, and a real eye for detail
• Experience working directly with plant and operations personnel, and comfort with manufacturing terminology
• ERP experience

• Process or batch manufacturing
• Consumer health, food and beverage or pharma experience
• Time spent on the plant floor

$100,000 to $125,000 base salary plus benefits, including medical, dental, vision and a 401(k) match.