Senior Cost Accountant

Alliance Resource Group; Corona (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Resource Group is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to join a growing accounting and finance team in Corona, CA. This role will own cost accounting, inventory valuation, and cost of goods sold while closely partnering with Operations and Supply Chain to improve profitability.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in cost accounting with strong GAAP knowledge, ERP experience (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite), and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4+ years of accounting experience with cost accounting, inventory, or manufacturing.
• Strong GAAP and inventory accounting understanding.
• Advanced Excel skills with PivotTables and lookups.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain cost accounting activities, including standard costs, inventory valuation, overhead allocation, and COGS.
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, purchase price, and manufacturing variances and communicate key findings to management.
• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Perform detailed inventory analysis of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Review inventory reserves, excess and obsolete inventory, cycle counts and physical inventory results.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to understand production costs, efficiencies, scrap, yields, and other drivers.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of standard costing and annual cost rolls.
• Analyze product and customer profitability, gross margins, and cost trends.
• Help improve costing methodologies, reporting, internal controls, and processes.
• Support budgeting and forecasting related to inventory and COGS.
• Assist with audits by preparing schedules and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline reporting and cost accounting processes.
• Participate in special projects and ad hoc financial analysis as needed.

Skills

Analytical skills

GAAP knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Dynamics

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Cost Accountant to join a growing accounting and finance team. This role will be heavily involved in cost accounting, inventory, manufacturing/operational analysis, month-end close, and financial reporting.

The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of how costs flow through an organization and can dig into the details behind inventory, margins, variances, and production costs. This person will work closely with Accounting, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, and other business partners to ensure accurate reporting while identifying opportunities to improve processes and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and maintain cost accounting activities, including standard costs, inventory valuation, overhead allocation, and cost of goods sold (COGS).
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, purchase price, and manufacturing variances and communicate key findings to management.
• Support the monthly, quarterly, and annual close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Perform detailed inventory analysis, including raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Review inventory reserves, excess and obsolete inventory, cycle counts, and physical inventory results.
• Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to better understand production costs, efficiencies, scrap, yields, and other operational drivers.
• Assist with the development and maintenance of standard costing and annual cost rolls.
• Analyze product and customer profitability, gross margins, and cost trends.
• Help improve costing methodologies, reporting, internal controls, and accounting processes.
• Support budgeting and forecasting related to inventory, manufacturing costs, and COGS.
• Assist with internal and external audits by preparing schedules and supporting documentation.
• Identify opportunities to automate or streamline reporting and cost accounting processes.
• Participate in special projects and ad hoc financial analysis as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 4+ years of accounting experience, preferably with significant exposure to cost accounting, inventory, or manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and inventory accounting.
• Experience working with standard costing, manufacturing variances, inventory valuation, and COGS.
• Advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, lookups, and working with large data sets.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics, or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to investigate variances and explain the underlying business drivers.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with both accounting and operational teams.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or CMA certification, or progress toward certification.
• Experience within a manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, aerospace, electronics, or other inventory-intensive environment.
• Experience with ERP implementations, system upgrades, or process improvement initiatives.
• Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, or other reporting/analytics tools is a plus.