Senior Cost Accountant – Manufacturing Finance Partner

CFS; Warrendale (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CFS in Warrendale, PA is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to manage standard costs, product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis. The role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance leadership to drive profitability and cost reduction.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing cost accounting, strong GAAP knowledge, ERP experience (SAP/SAP S/4HANA), and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 5+ years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, inventory accounting, variances, and financial controls.
• Experience with SAP in manufacturing; SAP S/4HANA preferred.
• Experience with SAP GUI desirable.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, and data analysis).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Finance, Operations, Plant, Supply Chain, and Engineering leadership.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs, BOMs, routings, and product cost structures; lead periodic cost updates.
• Support new product costing, pricing, profitability analysis, and product cost valuation within the ERP system.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on standard costing and manufacturing cost structures.
• Analyze labor, material, overhead, scrap, yield, and production variances; identify root causes and improvement opportunities.
• Develop and monitor manufacturing KPIs and provide actionable insights to Operations and Finance leadership.
• Manage inventory valuation, reserves, reconciliations, cycle counts, and physical inventory processes while maintaining strong financial controls.
• Support month-end close, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and budget-to-actual analysis.
• Develop financial models and analysis to support operational decisions, including sourcing, productivity, and capital investments.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance teams on continuous improvement and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Track and report cost savings and translate operational results into meaningful financial insights for leadership.
• Develop and maintain cost accounting reports, dashboards, and analyses; identify opportunities to automate reporting and improve data accuracy.
• Support ERP costing functionality and system enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and GAAP.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP GUI

Excel

Job description

CFS in Warrendale, PA is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to manage standard costs, product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis. The role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance leadership to drive profitability and cost reduction.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing cost accounting, strong GAAP knowledge, ERP experience (SAP/SAP S/4HANA), and advanced Excel skills.