Cost Accounting Senior Analyst

Coperion; Wytheville (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Coperion is seeking a Cost Accounting Senior Analyst in Wytheville, VA to manage cost data, variances, and inventory reporting. You will oversee work orders, asset verification, and standard cost changes while driving accuracy across cost of goods sold and reporting streams.

The role requires strong analytical skills, experience with cost accounting practices, and collaboration with AP and buyers to resolve issues in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance required.
• Strong cost data management experience preferred.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret financial data.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual cost roll, purchase price variance reports, and daily cost rolls for parts.
• Open, close, and update status on work orders ensuring data accuracy and timeliness.
• Verify fixed assets and perform monthly inventory/WIP analysis.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis including MO efficiency, material group PPV, shipping and labor costs.
• Review and monitor changes to standard costs and ensure accuracy across groups.
• Analyze work center utilization and deviations in productivity to explain budget variances.
• Assist AP with invoice/payment issues and participate in weekly meetings for resolution.
• Review and approve RFPs over $500 and validate data supporting COGS and inventory.

Skills

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Data validation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

## Cost Accounting Senior AnalystApply: Wytheville, VA, USA: Coperion: Full time: Posted 30+ Days Ago: R-9085**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 TomorrowTM — 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\".