Senior Cost Accountant

CV Resources, Inc.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CV Resources, in partnership with our client, a fast-growing aerospace and defense manufacturer, seeks a Senior Cost Accountant to lead inventory costing and month-end close. You will own weighted-average costing, perform reconciliations, and develop controls to support scale for growing operations.

Reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager, you will collaborate with Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure BOM changes are accurately reflected in the systems and reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on cost, inventory, or manufacturing accounting.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Experience with BOMs, material usage, and COGS controls.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze inventory costs using weighted-average costing.
• Prepare monthly cost analyses and investigate cost fluctuations and drivers.
• Analyze manufacturing cost trends and variances (price, usage, labor, overhead).
• Partner with Engineering/Manufacturing to reflect BOM changes in systems.
• Explain costing processes and results to Finance and operations teams.
• Perform monthly reconciliations of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
• Prepare inventory journal entries and reconciliations; roll-forwards.
• Develop cycle counts and physical inventory procedures; investigate variances.
• Establish scalable inventory/accounting processes and internal controls.

Skills

Weighted-average costing

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel

Education

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

Tools

ERP systems

MES integrations

Job description

WORK SITE STATUS: Onsite, with occasional travel to an out-of-state facility.

PAY RANGE: $110,000 to $130,000 base salary plus stock options.

JOB DESCRIPTION

CV Resources, in partnership with our client (a fast-growing aerospace and defense manufacturer) seeks an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to help build and scale its inventory and cost accounting function. Reporting to the Senior Accounting Manager, this role will own weighted-average inventory costing, inventory reconciliations, and the inventory month-end close. The Senior Cost Accountant will also develop the processes, controls, and reporting needed to support growing manufacturing operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT

Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Analysis

• Maintain and analyze inventory costs using weighted-average costing, ensuring accurate inventory valuation and COGS.
• Prepare monthly cost analyses and investigate significant cost fluctuations and their operational drivers.
• Analyze manufacturing cost trends and variances, including purchase price, material usage, labor, and overhead.
• Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure Bill of Materials (BOM) changes are reflected accurately in systems.
• Explain costing processes and results to Finance and operational teams.

Inventory Accounting & Month-End Close

• Perform monthly reconciliations of raw materials, WIP, and finished goods between operational systems, the inventory subledger, and the G/L.
• Prepare inventory journal entries, account reconciliations, and roll forward schedules.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions.
• Develop and execute cycle count and physical inventory procedures, including variance research and adjustments.

Compliance

• Establish and document scalable inventory and cost accounting processes, procedures, and internal controls.
• Document end-to-end transaction flows from purchasing and receipt through production and financial reporting.
• Support integration of procurement, MES, NetSuite, and expense management systems, including configuration, testing, and UAT.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation supporting inventory balances, adjustments, and reconciliations.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing inventory schedules and responding to auditor inquiries.
• Accept any tasks as given from upper management.

REQUIREMENTS OF THE SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT

Required

• At least 2 years of hands-on cost, inventory, or manufacturing accounting.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of inventory valuation, raw materials, WIP, finished goods, and COGS.
• Experience with physical inventory, cycle counts, and working knowledge of BOMs and routings.
• Willingness to travel to Albuquerque, NM, roughly once a month, occasionally more as needed.

Preferred

• Experience in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or complex hardware manufacturing; other industries considered.
• Hands-on weighted-average costing experience (strongly preferred).
• Experience supporting ERP or MES implementations.
• Experience with PPV, manufacturing variance analysis, inventory reserves, or cost-roll processes.

SKILLS OF THE SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT

Required

Technical

• ERP and manufacturing systems experience.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and analysis of large data sets.

Interpersonal

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain costing processes clearly to non-accountants.
• Proactive, hands-on, and willing to roll up their sleeves.
• Able to own projects and thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and cross-functional relationship-building skills.

All inquiries will be held in the strictest confidence.