Senior Cost Accountant: Project Costing & Margin Insight

Flowserve US Inc; Matthews (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Retirement planning

FSA/HSA

Disability insurance

Parental leave

Life insurance

Job summary

Flowserve US Inc. in Charlotte, NC seeks a Senior Cost Accountant to provide cost accounting expertise and financial insight for the facility, with regional support from Vernon, CA.

You will partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to strengthen project costing, inventory accuracy, and timely reporting. The role emphasizes discrete job costing, cost-to-cost percentage-of-completion accounting, and US GAAP, with SAP and ERP proficiency.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required due to potential military contracts.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Five or more years of cost accounting experience, preferably in industrial manufacturing or project-based environments.
• Experience with discrete job costing and cost-to-cost percentage-of-completion accounting.
• Working knowledge of US GAAP & ASC 606.
• Experience using a tier 1 ERP and advanced Excel skills (PivotTables, XLOOKUP).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform cost accounting, transactional and general ledger activities, including period-end close, reconciliations and analysis.
• Analyze sales, margins, inventory, job costs, and project costs; partner with Operations to resolve issues.
• Support cost-to-cost percentage-of-completion and revenue accounting with accurate cost and margin data for EAC forecasts.
• Participate in project review meetings and evaluate costs, LC< etc. and related accounting impacts.
• Collaborate with Project Management, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Planning, Engineering and Finance to improve processes.
• Research cost-accounting issues, identify root causes and drive process improvements.
• Support internal/external audits with documentation, explanations and compliance with US GAAP.
• Coordinate with Business Services Center and regional teams to ensure timely close processes.

Skills

U.S. citizenship

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finan​

5+ years cost accounting

Discrete job costing

Cost-to-cost percentage-of-completion

US GAAP & ASC 606

SAP

ERP (tier 1)

Advanced Excel (PivotTables, XLOOKUP)

Analytical, cross-functional comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel (PivotTables, XLOOKUP)

ERP (Tier 1)

Job description

Flowserve US Inc. in Charlotte, NC seeks a Senior Cost Accountant to provide cost accounting expertise and financial insight for the facility, with regional support from Vernon, CA.

You will partner with leadership and cross-functional teams to strengthen project costing, inventory accuracy, and timely reporting. The role emphasizes discrete job costing, cost-to-cost percentage-of-completion accounting, and US GAAP, with SAP and ERP proficiency.