Senior Cost Accountant

ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems, Pedestrian Door Solutions

Join the industry leader in automated door solutions! ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems is a global manufacturer committed to creating safe, secure, and efficient entrance systems for people worldwide. We specialize in automated pedestrian, industrial, and high-performance door solutions, operating in over 100 countries.

At ASSA ABLOY, we offer more than a job — we provide an environment for growth, innovation, and meaningful contributions. Here’s why our team loves being part of ASSA ABLOY:

Enjoy competitive pay, robust health insurance options, and retirement plans. Your well-being matters to us, which is why we also offer PTO, holidays, and additional perks like tuition reimbursement and service awards.

Your work will directly impact customers in industries such as healthcare, transportation, and retail by delivering sustainable, customized door solutions. Whether you’re solving complex technical challenges or collaborating with contractors, every task helps build safer, more efficient spaces.

We invest in you from day one. We provide well-defined career paths with regular performance reviews and opportunities for promotion. Participate in programs designed to develop your leadership skills and prepare you for management roles. Explore different roles within the company to find the best fit for your skills and interests.

The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for managing and analyzing manufacturing and inventory costs across multiple product lines, ensuring the accuracy of standard costs, BOMs, labor routings, and overhead rates. This role prepares monthly cost rollups, analyzes material, labor, and overhead absorption, and explains manufacturing variances and gross margin performance by product, division, and entity to senior leadership. The position oversees inventory accounting and controls, including reconciliations, cycle counts, and valuation of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods across manufacturing and field service locations.

The Senior Cost Accountant also plays a key role in M&A integration by supporting cost alignment, system integration, margin analysis, and standardized reporting for newly acquired operations, as well as assisting with due diligence. Partnering cross‑functionally with operations, procurement, sales, and service teams, this role supports month‑end close, operational KPIs, pricing, and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance cost transparency and profitability.

• Maintain and update standard costs, bills of materials (BOMs), labor routings, and overhead rates across multiple product lines.
• Prepare monthly cost roll‑ups and evaluate material, labor, and overhead absorption.
• Analyze manufacturing variances (PPV, labor efficiency, scrap, usage) and prepare variance explanations for senior leadership.
• Review preliminary gross margin performance by product, division, and entity to ensure results are accurately stated.
• Partner with operations to monitor key cost drivers and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Conduct monthly and quarterly inventory reconciliations, ensuring accurate valuation of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Perform cycle count and physical inventory analysis; investigate variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure inventory costing is correctly recorded across manufacturing and field service locations.

• Support integration of acquired automatic door companies, including:
• aligning standard costs and BOM structures
• evaluating margins, pricing, and inventory practices
• integrating acquired data into corporate systems
• standardizing reporting, controls, and accounting workflows
• Assist with due diligence activities requiring detailed cost and inventory analysis.
• Participate in system setup, testing, and process design for newly onboarded operations.
• Complete month‑end close activities related to inventory, COGS, variances, accruals, and manufacturing P&L review.
• Prepare and analyze cost accounting reports,…