Senior Cost Accountant, Medical Device Manufacturing

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Medacta is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to join the Finance organization at our Franklin, TN site. You will own manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation, costing methods, and provide financial insights to Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.

The role partners with cross-functional leaders, supports ERP-driven costing, and drives KPI dashboards to improve profitability and inventory performance. 5+ years in manufacturing finance with GAAP expertise are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or related field required.
• CMA and/or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of progressive manufacturing finance and cost accounting experience within a full production manufacturing environment.
• Experience within medical device, highly regulated manufacturing, high-mix/low-volume, engineer-to-order, or precision manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong experience with manufacturing ERP systems such as Dynamics 365, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
• Advanced experience with inventory accounting, standard costing, variance analysis, and operational finance.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for all manufacturing accounting activities including inventory accounting, product costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, and financial reporting support.
• Support the accuracy and integrity of standard costing methodologies, cost rollups, bills of material (BOMs), labor rates, routings & overhead allocations.
• Analyze manufacturing variances including labor, material usage, scrap, absorption, and provide actionable insights to operational leadership.
• Support the cycle count programs, inventory reconciliations, and inventory control processes to ensure strong inventory accuracy and transaction discipline.
• Maintain strong internal controls over inventory, manufacturing transactions, and costing processes in compliance with company policies and GAAP.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Operations leadership to improve cost visibility, operational performance, and financial decision-making.
• Develop and maintain KPI dashboards, finance operational reporting and analytics that improve transparency into profitability, inventory performance, and margin drivers.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, inventory planning, capital investment analysis, and operational business reviews.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, reporting automation, and margin enhancement across operations.
• Serve as the finance subject matter expert for ERP systems related to costing & inventory, transactions within the Sport Medicine Division.
• Drive standardization, data integrity, reporting improvements, and scalable manufacturing finance processes.
• Support internal and external audits related to inventory, manufacturing accounting, and operational finance processes.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Physical requirements: Sitting for extended periods; standing/walking; light to moderate lifting.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Cost accounting

Inventory valuation

Variance analysis

Advanced Excel

Power BI

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

CMA or MBA preferred

Tools

Dynamics 365

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Medacta is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to join the Finance organization at our Franklin, TN site. You will own manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation, costing methods, and provide financial insights to Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.

The role partners with cross-functional leaders, supports ERP-driven costing, and drives KPI dashboards to improve profitability and inventory performance. 5+ years in manufacturing finance with GAAP expertise are required.