Senior Cost Accountant: Inventory & COGS Expert

Divergent; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Divergent is seeking a Cost Accountant to own core cost accounting activities including close, reconciliations, standard costing, inventory valuation, and financial controls. This role operates with significant autonomy across multiple cost accounting workstreams, resolving complex issues and improving scalable practices.

Collaborating with Supply Chain, Production, Program Management, and IT, you will strengthen the Cost Accounting and Finance function by refining methodologies,

Qualifications

• Experience with cost accounting close processes.
• Ability to prepare and post journal entries.
• Strong inventory valuation and reconciliations skills.
• Experience with ERP cost data and standard costing.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Supply Chain and Production.

Responsibilities

• Own cost accounting close workstreams end-to-end.
• Prepare and post journal entries for close areas.
• Own sub-ledger to GL reconciliations for assigned accounts.
• Define and continuously improve close schedules, checklists, controls, and supporting workpapers.
• Identify trends and root causes in inventory and cost reporting and drive improvements.

Skills

Cost accounting

Journal entries

Inventory valuation

Reconciliations

Close process

Standard costing

PPV analysis

ERP systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial controls

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Divergent is seeking a Cost Accountant to own core cost accounting activities including close, reconciliations, standard costing, inventory valuation, and financial controls. This role operates with significant autonomy across multiple cost accounting workstreams, resolving complex issues and improving scalable practices.

Collaborating with Supply Chain, Production, Program Management, and IT, you will strengthen the Cost Accounting and Finance function by refining methodologies,