Senior Cost Accountant

Vaco; Brooklyn (CT); Presencial; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Vaco Recruiter Services is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant in Brooklyn, Connecticut. This key role involves managing, analyzing, and improving product and inventory costing within a manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will prepare month-end journal entries, analyze variances, and ensure accurate inventory valuations.

Qualified applicants should have a bachelor’s degree and three or more years of cost accounting experience. Strong Excel skills and a solid understanding of standard costing are required. The position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with various finance and supply chain teams.

Qualificações

• Minimum three years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of cost structures and inventory transactions.
• Experience in preparing month-end journal entries.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare and review month-end journal entries for costing.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and propose solutions.
• Reconcile inventory balances and maintain schedules.

Conhecimentos

Standard costing

Inventory accounting

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Data analysis

Documentation

Organizational skills

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Senior Cost Accountant

Position Summary

Our client is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to join its Finance team and play a critical role in managing, analyzing, and improving product and inventory costing within a manufacturing environment. This position is responsible for product costing, variance analysis, work order costing, and inventory valuation accuracy while partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and review month‑end journal entries related to all cost transactions.
• Reconcile inventory balance sheet accounts and maintain supporting schedules.
• Maintain and analyze product costing, including labor, overhead, and machine rates.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, including material, labor, overhead, purchase price, and production variances, and propose solutions.
• Ensure accurate work and production costing.
• Monitor inventory valuation, WIP, and manufacturing absorption accounts to ensure accuracy.
• Serve as a key finance resource for costing, inventory, and production processes within the organization’s ERP system.
• Review cost structures, inventory transactions, and financial postings to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Ensure manufacturing costs are accurately reflected in financial reporting.
• Support internal and external audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Three or more years of cost accounting experience within a construction/manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of standard costing and inventory accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including analysis of large datasets and account reconciliations.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills with experience supporting audits and financial reviews.
• Ability to challenge data, identify trends, and drive corrective action.