Senior Cost Accountant - Manufacturing & Margin Analyst

Kranz Consulting; Baxter Springs (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kranz Consulting seeks a Senior Cost Accountant to support our Baxter Springs, KS manufacturing operation—the largest site in the company and home to production of ultrahigh-pressure pumps and spare parts. You will own day-to-day cost activities, partner with operations and finance leadership, and drive improvements in standard costs, margins, and inventory accuracy.

This role offers visibility across the plant and opportunities to implement new costing processes.

Qualifications

• BS in Accounting or equivalent work experience.
• Proven background in high-volume, multi-component manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of manufacturing input costs: material, labor, overhead and outside processing.
• Solid understanding of integrated ERP systems in a standard cost environment.
• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Study data with operations to identify and drive improvements.
• Analyze changes in design, raw materials, methods to determine cost effects; support quotes.
• Prepare and report monthly gross margin analysis by customer, part number and production jobs.
• Analyze costs and prepare reports comparing standard costs to actual costs.
• Drive inventory accuracy through adjustments, cycle counts, and training on counting techniques.
• Control and maintain cost accounting system for accurate standard costs.
• Research and investigate work order and labor reporting issues; implement corrective actions.
• Complete daily, weekly, monthly reporting on manufacturing activity.
• Review daily production and price variances; adjust as needed.
• Update costs for new products and ECR changes.
• Conduct month-end processes and journal entries; reconcile inventory and GL, prepare reports.
• Maintain obsolete inventory calculations and disposal programs.
• Develop updates for material labor overhead and burden rates; annual cost roll.
• Assist in other accounting support as needed.

Skills

High-volume manufacturing

Cost analysis

Variance analysis

Education

BS in Accounting

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Kranz Consulting seeks a Senior Cost Accountant to support our Baxter Springs, KS manufacturing operation—the largest site in the company and home to production of ultrahigh-pressure pumps and spare parts. You will own day-to-day cost activities, partner with operations and finance leadership, and drive improvements in standard costs, margins, and inventory accuracy.

This role offers visibility across the plant and opportunities to implement new costing processes.