Hybrid Senior Cost Accountant - Inventory & Margin Insight

#twiceasnice Recruiting; Des Plaines (IL); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

Job summary

#twiceasnice Recruiting is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant for our Des Plaines, IL facility. The role blends inventory control with cost accounting in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.

You will partner with Operations and Finance to drive margin improvement, support monthly closes, and push for automation and standardization of cost processes. This position offers a hybrid schedule with strong growth within a lean team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of cost accounting experience.
• Manufacturing accounting experience required.
• Strong knowledge of inventory accounting and standard costing/COGS.
• ERP system experience; Dynamics 365 a bonus.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze inventory trends by location.
• Partner with Operations/Supply Chain to reduce carrying costs.
• Build and maintain inventory KPIs and dashboards.
• Prepare journal entries for inventory, COGS, and accruals.
• Reconcile inventory subledger to GL; resolve discrepancies.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory accounting

Variance analysis

Analytical thinking

Lean/continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Dynamics 365

Excel

Job description

#twiceasnice Recruiting is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant for our Des Plaines, IL facility. The role blends inventory control with cost accounting in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.

You will partner with Operations and Finance to drive margin improvement, support monthly closes, and push for automation and standardization of cost processes. This position offers a hybrid schedule with strong growth within a lean team.