Cost Accounting Senior Analyst

Coperion; Wytheville (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Coperion in Wytheville, VA is seeking a Cost Data Management & Reporting professional to prepare cost rolls, daily cost rolls of parts, and variance reports while analyzing aged WIP and inventory items. You will manage Work Orders, conduct fixed asset verifications, monitor inventory fluctuations, and perform detailed cost analysis including PPV by material group and labor burden.

Collaborating with AP and buyers, you will review data supporting COGS, inventory, and financial trends, and

Qualifications

• Experience in cost accounting and variance analysis.
• Ability to review and validate financial data.
• Experience with fixed assets and inventory reconciliation.
• Familiarity with cost roll processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual cost roll and daily cost rolls of parts.
• Analyze aged WIP and inventory items.
• Open, close, and update status on work orders and ensure data accuracy.
• Conduct PPV analysis by material group and shipping costs.
• Review standard costing changes and monitor updates across groups.
• Support AP with invoice/payment issues and participate in weekly meetings.

Skills

Cost analysis

Variance analysis

Data validation

AP coordination

Inventory management

Job description

Cost Data Management & Reporting: Prepare annual cost roll, purchase price variance reports, and timely daily cost rolls of parts; analyze aged WIP and inventory items; review daily and monthly costing reports. Work Order Management: Open, close, and update status on various work orders (production, engineering, proposals, projects); ensure accuracy in work order data and timelines. Fixed Assets & Inventory Verification: Conduct physical verification of fixed assets; analyze inventory fluctuations and aged inventory/WIP items monthly. Cost Analysis & Variance Review: Conduct detailed variance analysis including manufacturing work order efficiency, PPV by material group, shipping costs, labor burden, and work center/material overhead utilization. Standard Costing & Changes Monitoring: Review and approve changes to standard costs, monitor ongoing modifications, and ensure accuracy across groups and suppliers. Operational & Productivity Analysis: Review work center utilization, analyze deviations in efficiency, and identify main reasons for missed budgets or variances. Collaboration & Issue Resolution: Assist AP with invoice/payment issues, communicate concerns to buyers, and participate in weekly meetings. Approval & Data Validation: Review, approve RFPs over $500, and ensure accuracy of data supporting COGS, inventory, and financial trends from profit/loss reports.Who we are:Coperion ( www.coperion.com ) is a global industry and technology leader in process technology serving a variety of end markets, including plastics, plastics recycling, food, pet food, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chemical, battery, and mineral industries. Every day, our teams of experts create individual, high-quality process technologies and systems optimized for the best end products, highest efficiency, and sustainability. Coperion is a business unit of Hillenbrand.Hillenbrand ( www.hillenbrand.com ) is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at [e-mail] . In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".