Senior Cost Accountant: Inventory & Product Costing

Control Solutions, Inc.; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Control Solutions, Inc. in Pasadena, TX is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to drive product costing, inventory analysis and financial reporting. You will partner with operations and finance to improve cost efficiency and accuracy in a manufacturing environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Accounting, ERP experience (Great Plains a plus), and 3–5 years in manufacturing. CPA/CMA is a strong plus; on-site position with team-oriented culture and ongoing process improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required.
• CPA or CMA a strong plus.
• 3–5 years in Manufacturing and/or Chemical Industry a strong plus.
• ERP knowledge and experience required; Great Plains is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile inventory and inventory adjustment accounts.
• Prepare inventory to GL reconciliation and investigate errors.
• Generate inventory reports for internal use and reconcile to headquarters planning systems.
• Review sourcing of Inventory balance.
• Prepare monthly inventory forecasts by source.
• Prepare accounting entries for off-site manufacturing production.
• Coordinate changes to Bill of Materials whenever necessary.
• Record all inventory adjustments (write-offs, end of campaign adjustments, etc.).
• Monitor labor and overhead recovery.
• Report detailed information (costs, sourcing, active ingredient, etc.) of new products.
• Approve new products as Manufacturer Coordinator (MC) role and manage the Finance role in Master Data Governance (MDG) process flow.
• Create new materials in the MDG system with accurate cost and vendor’s information, making sure items ae linked to the correct source.
• Modify materials on MDG as requested by operations when they change from supplier source, packing size, description, or any other modification.
• Maintain integrity of relevant Inventory balance sheet accounts and reconciliations
• Quarterly and monthly Cost reporting and coordination with corporate and related business units
• Review all product margins and links in global planning system
• Prepare financial adjustments in global planning system and reconcile with local P&L
• Calculate and report Unrealized Profit for inventory on hand
• Reconcile group costs of all active ingredients bought from group companies
• Assist with Quarterly financial statements
• Assist with Financial and Internal Audits
• Perform periodic inventory test counts and prepare relevant journal entries
• Coordinate Inventory count preparation and adjusting entries
• Investigate material inventory discrepancies
• Calculate transfer pricing adjustments with Group companies, Corporate Headquarters coordination
• Act as Point of Contact for Headquarters discussion and analysis regarding sales variances, product mix, financial performance, etc.
• Assist with annual budget preparation, forecasting, new product development and costing, etc.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

Great Plains

Excel

Job description

Control Solutions, Inc. in Pasadena, TX is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to drive product costing, inventory analysis and financial reporting. You will partner with operations and finance to improve cost efficiency and accuracy in a manufacturing environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Accounting, ERP experience (Great Plains a plus), and 3–5 years in manufacturing. CPA/CMA is a strong plus; on-site position with team-oriented culture and ongoing process improvement.