Senior Cost Accountant – Manufacturing (Standard Costs)

Dynamic Manufacturing Inc; Hillside (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for Advancement

Tuition Reimbursement

Weekly pay

Job summary

Dynamic Manufacturing is seeking a Sr. Cost Accountant with 5-7 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment to lead standard cost development and maintenance across the business.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, cross-functional collaboration, and adherence to GAAP. The successful candidate will develop labor and overhead standards, analyze inventory movements, and support budgeting and forecasting with detailed cost data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, engineering, analytics or related field.
• 5–7 years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Experience developing and implementing standard costs.
• Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent report-writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cost accounting function by developing and documenting the cost accounting process with Operations.
• Develop and own product costing methodologies, including labor and overhead rates.
• Analyze inventory movement and valuation and assess financial impacts of changes.
• Identify opportunities to streamline cost accounting processes and improve reporting.
• Support budgeting/forecasting with cost data accuracy and analysis.
• Build estimates of new/costly products and integrate with pricing.
• Oversee month-end close related to production costing and inventory.
• Collaborate with operations to translate manufacturing flow to accounting.
• Identify cost savings and drive efficiency improvements.
• Ensure GAAP compliance in financial statements.

Skills

Cost accounting

Manufacturing

Analytical thinking

GAAP knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP system

Job description

Dynamic Manufacturing is seeking a Sr. Cost Accountant with 5-7 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment to lead standard cost development and maintenance across the business.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, cross-functional collaboration, and adherence to GAAP. The successful candidate will develop labor and overhead standards, analyze inventory movements, and support budgeting and forecasting with detailed cost data.