Senior Cost Accountant

CFS; Mount Horeb (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free cheese

Job summary

CFS in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, seeks a Senior Cost Accountant to influence pricing, margins, and operational decisions through rigorous cost and margin analysis. You will work with cross-functional teams to enhance standard costing, costing accuracy, and ERP-driven insights.

The role emphasizes monitoring inventory costs, performing variance analyses, and communicating findings to leadership. This position offers visibility into executive-level decisions and opportunities to drive long-term

Qualifications

• 2+ years of manufacturing or cost accounting experience.
• Experience with inventory costing and variance analysis.
• Knowledge of BOMs and standard costing concepts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve standard inventory costing processes.
• Perform variance analysis comparing actual, budgeted, and estimated costs.
• Analyze gross margins by product and provide insights to sales and leadership teams.
• Prepare and maintain Bill of Materials (BOMs).
• Update labor and overhead rates to ensure accurate product costing.
• Leverage ERP to improve reporting, costing accuracy, and business insights.

Skills

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Inventory costing

Bill of Materials (BOMs)

ERP systems

Job description

Looking to step into a high-impact cost accounting role where your analysis directly influences pricing, margins, and operational decisions? This is an opportunity to join a stable manufacturing organization with strong financial performance, modern ERP tools, and leadership that welcomes fresh ideas and process improvements.

Senior Cost Accountant

Salary: $80,000 - $120,000

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Join a financially strong, stable manufacturing company with excellent employee longevity
• Work for an organization investing in technology, systems, and future growth initiatives
• Gain visibility with executive leadership, sales, operations, and R&D teams
• Influence product profitability and business strategy through meaningful cost and margin analysis
• Opportunity to improve and modernize standard costing processes
• Benefit from organizational changes driven by leadership succession and new perspectives
• Work closely with cross-functional teams that value data-driven decision-making
• Enjoy a collaborative manufacturing environment with unique employee perks, including free cheese
• Be part of a growing organization backed by private equity investment with a focus on long-term growth

Key Responsibilities For The Senior Cost Accountant

• Maintain and improve standard inventory costing processes
• Perform variance analysis comparing actual, budgeted, and estimated costs
• Analyze gross margins by product and provide insights to sales and leadership teams
• Prepare and maintain Bill of Materials (BOMs)
• Update labor and overhead rates to ensure accurate product costing
• Leverage ERP to improve reporting, costing accuracy, and business insights

Qualifications For The Senior Cost Accountant

• 2+ years of manufacturing accounting or cost accounting experience
• Experience in a manufacturing environment or public accounting experience supporting manufacturing clients
• Understanding of inventory costing, variance analysis, and product costing concepts

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