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Senior Cost Accountant

Job in Wilmington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 01887, USA
Listing for: AMETEK, Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-08-02
Job specializations:
  • Accounting
    Cost Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst, Accounting Manager
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst, Accounting Manager
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 90000 - 115000 USD Yearly USD 90000.00 115000.00 YEAR
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Business Unit:
Sensors & Fluid Management

Posting Date:
Jul 14, 2026

Job Description

The Senior Cost Accountant is a key member of the accounting staff reporting directly to the Director of FP&A. This position provides cost accounting and financial support to the manufacturing facilities in Wilmington, MA & Reynosa, Mexico. The position will be responsible for the direction, review, and management of both cost accounting responsibilities and some financial responsibilities. The Senior Cost Accountant will be responsible for maintaining a cost control environment that complies with the Company’s internal control policies and Sarbanes-Oxley.

The Senior Cost Accountant will directly support the DVP Business Unit Controller and assist in any ad-hoc analysis and projects as required. This position will also be responsible for producing financial analysis, variances analysis and research costing issues.

What You Will Do in the Role
  • Applies principles of finance and cost accounting to various accounting duties related to the Business Unit's financial and operational planning and reporting
  • Responsible for the maintenance of the manufacturing plant’s cost accounting systems, cost controls & integrity
  • Responsible for the financial coordination, administration and analysis of manufacturing operations; this involves analyzing sales and cost of sales, labor reporting, product costing, and monthly material usage variances and inventory adjustments
  • Responsible for the overall planning, coordination, and participation of the physical inventories as well as the analysis of the results
  • Responsible for the monthly accounting and reconciling of the financial to perpetual inventory; coordination responsibility extends not only to production departments but to outside stockrooms and vendors
  • Oversee and Manage the annual Fixed Asset Physical inventory process & 4-Wall Yearly Inventory
  • Track spending on capital projects and maintain the Capital Roll-forward
  • Responsible for the coordination and analysis of direct labor reporting within the business unit
  • Prepare recurring monthly journal entries related to inventory, labor reporting, cost of sales and other various entries and their corresponding reconciliations
  • Responsible for standard costing process duties as follows:
  • Analyze cost changes, margin impact and inventory value adjustment effect
  • Perform standard cost update process
  • Develop and monitor labor and overhead rates for department / cost center
  • Review cost routings for reasonableness and bill of materials accuracy
  • Perform quarterly LIFO calculation and reporting.
  • Review and close manufacturing work orders
  • Work with marketing and purchasing to establish proper cost on new parts and assemblies
  • Responsible for review, reporting and analysis of inventories, inventory reserves (including E&O), slow moving inventories, obsolete inventories, scrap, and inter-company transfers
  • Assist with both internal and external audits
  • Monitor and analyze Cycle Count results and performance and issue monthly reports and ensure compliance to corporate cycle counting procedure
  • Assist in the preparation of annual operating and capital budgets.
  • Lead the analysis of product costs, overhead absorption, abnormal fixed cost expenditures, etc.
  • Constant review of processes to improve procedures and methods
  • Perform other related duties, ad hoc reporting & analysis, and special projects as required.
What You Will Brinhg to the Role
  • Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Accounting
  • 5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience in a standard cost environment
  • MBA, CPA or CMA a plus
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft office including advanced skills in Excel
  • Prior experience with Oracle and HFM a plus
  • Prior experience within Aerospace & Defense industry a plus
  • Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs
  • Government cost accounting experience a plus
  • A highly productive self-starter with very strong work ethic and commitment to excellence
  • Strong…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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