Senior Cost Accountant — Manufacturing & Inventory

Aurora Organic Dairy; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora Organic Dairy in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to join our Finance team, owning inventory, product costing and manufacturing cost analysis. You will partner with Operations, FP&A and accounting leadership to deliver actionable insights.

The role leverages INFOR M3 ERP, supports month-end close, external production and co-packing, and drives continuous improvement in costing processes. A BA/BS in accounting or finance is required; CMA preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: BA/BS in Accounting or Finance, CMA certification preferred.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Excel; experience with SQL/SSRS or other BI/reporting tools and high-volume data reconciliation preferred
• Experience: 5+ years of progressive accounting and cost accounting in manufacturing; dairy/CPG preferred.

Responsibilities

• Month-End Close: own close for inventory, material movement, product costing and related accounts.
• Consolidation: prepare data for milk on consolidated financials and profit elimination.
• Costing: maintain and enhance product standard costs in INFOR M3 with seasonal trends.
• Budgeting: partner with FP&A and Operations for budgets, forecasts, and scenario analyses.
• External Production: manage accounting for external production and co-packing.
• Inventory Analysis: detailed roll-forward analyses by facility, validate accuracy and yields.
• Business Partnership: collaborate with Operations, Quality, Risk, and Finance to improve reporting.
• Purchase Price Variances: analyze PPV for plants, packaging and co-pack/butter operations.
• Reporting and Automation: develop SQL/SSRS/INFOR M3 reports and automate processes.
• General Ledger Maintenance: reconciliations and internal control adherence.
• ERP Leadership: SME for inventory and costing in ERP environment.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL/SSRS

ERP systems

Manufacturing accounting

Education

BA/BS in Accounting or Finance

CMA certification preferred

Job description

Aurora Organic Dairy in Boulder, CO is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to join our Finance team, owning inventory, product costing and manufacturing cost analysis. You will partner with Operations, FP&A and accounting leadership to deliver actionable insights.

The role leverages INFOR M3 ERP, supports month-end close, external production and co-packing, and drives continuous improvement in costing processes. A BA/BS in accounting or finance is required; CMA preferred.