Senior Cost Accountant

Medium; Surrey; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading poultry company in Metro Vancouver seeks an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to drive profitability by developing financial models and analyzing product costs. You will collaborate with sales and operations while leveraging advanced Excel and Power BI skills. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting and 3-5 years of relevant experience. This role offers a salary range of $90,000 - $110,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years of senior level accounting experience.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in a manufacturing multi-sites organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize product costing logic.
• Compile and prepare costs for new products.
• Analyze cost variances and support financial processes.

Skills

Financial modeling

Cost analysis

Communication

Dashboard creation in Power BI

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting

CPA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.

From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.

Role

Reporting directly to the VP of Finance, the Senior Cost Accountant utilizes advanced analytical expertise and strong business acumen to deliver strategic cost insights that drive profitability of all production facilities. This role is responsible for developing robust financial models, streamlining and automating key processes, and transforming complex data into clear, actionable recommendations. The Senior Cost Accountant is a pivotal contributor to informed decision-making, ensuring all recommendations support the company's overall objectives and growth strategies.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and optimizing product costing logic, including cost driver setup, routings, and BOM groupings
• Oversee and maintain BOM/routing setup and maintenance across all facilities
• Compile and prepare costs for new products in collaboration with sales, product development and plant operations teams
• Navigates and builds relationships with key stakeholders, including sales, plant leadership and other departments across the company
• Develop dashboards and models and analyze product costs and margins for executive and plant leadership
• Develop, maintain, and improve margin analysis tools to ensure accuracy and utility
• Perform profitability analysis at material, customer, and product line levels
• Provide analysis of cost drivers and profitability across product lines and channels and identify opportunities for cost control and reduction
• Analyze cost variances, including material, labor, and overhead, and provide insights to operations and management
• Review production results against standard expectations and analyze cost variances, including purchase price and production variances
• Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close processes through accurate cost rollups
• Contribute to annual budget planning and regular forecasting activities
• Collaborate with IT and finance teams to improve ERP costing functionality and address costing discrepancies

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance/accounting is required. Preferably CPA and/or equivalent designated/or enrolled in the CPA program
• 3-5+ years of senior level accounting experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Hands‑on experience working in the manufacturing multi‑sites organization and understanding of cost accounting
• Excellent ability to analyze and interpret complex datasets, with strong attention to detail
• Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to identifying challenges and driving solutions
• Advance Excel and experience building dashboards & financial models in Power BI are a must.

$90,000 - $110,000 a year

At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.