Senior Cost Accountant - Food Manufacturing & Pricing

The Addison Group; Camden (NJ); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and life보험

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discount program

Job summary

The Addison Group is seeking a Cost Accountant for an on-site role in Camden, NJ. You will develop and maintain product costing across multiple lines, collaborating with plant operations and finance to ensure accurate costs and margins.

You will analyze materials, labor, and overhead, support pricing strategies, and drive cost-control initiatives across two plants. A strong Excel background and 4+ years of cost accounting in food manufacturing are required.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of cost accounting experience in food manufacturing or processing
• Excel skills with complex formulas, pivot tables, and modeling
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Comfort working on a plant floor and building relationships with operations
• Willingness to travel ~15% (Massachusetts and occasionally Canada)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain standard and actual product costs across multiple product lines
• Analyze raw materials, labor, and overhead to ensure accurate product costing
• Support selling price recommendations based on cost structures and margin targets
• Perform cost variance analysis and identify key drivers of profitability
• Serve as primary point of contact for sales on costing, pricing, and margins
• Participate in weekly pricing strategy reviews
• Partner with production teams at two plants to understand processes and validate cost assumptions
• Lead development of new costing processes and improve cost accuracy and performance

Skills

Cost accounting

Excel advanced

Analytical thinking

Communication

Plant floor collaboration

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Aspen ERP

Excel (Advanced)

Power BI

Job description

The Addison Group is seeking a Cost Accountant for an on-site role in Camden, NJ. You will develop and maintain product costing across multiple lines, collaborating with plant operations and finance to ensure accurate costs and margins.

You will analyze materials, labor, and overhead, support pricing strategies, and drive cost-control initiatives across two plants. A strong Excel background and 4+ years of cost accounting in food manufacturing are required.