Senior Cost Accountant

KBW Financial Staffing & Recruiting; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

KBW Financial Staffing & Recruiting is seeking a Cost & Project Accountant to support cost accounting, inventory, project financials, and profitability analysis at a growing manufacturing company in Concord, NH. This hands-on role partners closely with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Project Management.

The position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance and 3+ years of relevant accounting experience, with knowledge of standard costing and manufacturing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field required.
• 3+ years of relevant accounting experience.
• Experience with cost, inventory, manufacturing, or project accounting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs, BOMs, labor, overhead, and manufacturing costs.
• Support annual standard-cost updates and analyze cost impacts.
• Review and investigate material, labor, overhead, and purchase price variances.
• Support inventory valuation, cycle counts, reconciliations, and E&O analysis.
• Monitor project costs, budgets, billings, commitments, and profitability.
• Identify project cost overruns, margin issues, and financial risks.
• Support revenue recognition and project accounting activities.
• Prepare product and project margin analysis for Finance and operational leadership.
• Support month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and variance reporting.
• Assist with internal controls, audits, and process improvements.
• Use ERP and reporting tools to analyze financial and operational data.

Skills

Accounting experience

Cost accounting

Inventory management

Project accounting

Standard costing

BOMs

Manufacturing variances

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Power BI

ERP systems

Job description

A growing manufacturing company is seeking a Cost & Project Accountant to support cost accounting, inventory, project financials, and profitability analysis. This role partners closely with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Project Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs, BOMs, labor, overhead, and manufacturing costs.
• Support annual standard-cost updates and analyze cost impacts.
• Review and investigate material, labor, overhead, and purchase price variances.
• Support inventory valuation, cycle counts, reconciliations, and E&O analysis.
• Monitor project costs, budgets, billings, commitments, and profitability.
• Identify project cost overruns, margin issues, and financial risks.
• Support revenue recognition and project accounting activities.
• Prepare product and project margin analysis for Finance and operational leadership.
• Support month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and variance reporting.
• Assist with internal controls, audits, and process improvements.
• Use ERP and reporting tools to analyze financial and operational data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of relevant accounting experience.
• Experience with cost, inventory, manufacturing, or project accounting.
• Knowledge of standard costing, BOMs, manufacturing variances, or project profitability is a plus.
• Power BI or other reporting experience is a plus.

This is a hands-on opportunity for an accountant who enjoys working at the intersection of Finance and Operations and wants visibility into both manufacturing costs and project profitability.

Compensation:$90,000-110,000

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