Senior Inventory Cost Accountant – Manufacturing

MAS HVAC, Inc; Dayton (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental

401k matching

HSA and FSA

Paid holidays & PTO

Education assistance

Safety shoe allowance

Job summary

Gradian, an engineering-led thermal solutions company, is seeking a Senior Inventory Cost Accountant to own inventory valuation, standard costing, and period-end close processes across multiple sites in Minnesota.

You will partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering and FP&A to improve cost visibility, investigate variances, and implement process improvements, while maintaining strong internal controls and supporting audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three years in inventory, cost, or manufacturing accounting.
• Strong knowledge of inventory valuation, standard costing, variance analysis, reconciliations, and period-end close.
• Familiarity with multi-site operations and landed cost.
• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP and internal control principles.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and large-data analysis.
• Experience using an ERP system and working with cross-functional operational data.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate complex issues, reconcile large data sets, and communicate conclusions clearly.
• Strong organizational skills, sound judgment, and the ability to meet deadlines in a changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Own inventory accounting activities, including valuation, reconciliations, reserves, obsolescence, and cycle-count adjustments.
• Maintain and review standard costs, bills of material, routings, overhead rates, and related master data.
• Analyze purchase price, material usage, labor, overhead, and other manufacturing variances; communicate root causes and recommended actions.
• Lead inventory and cost accounting workstreams during monthly, quarterly, and annual close, ensuring timely and accurate journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, and FP&A to improve cost visibility and decision support.
• Support physical inventories and cycle-count programs, investigate discrepancies, and monitor corrective actions.
• Prepare inventory reserve analyses and recommendations in accordance with company policy and applicable accounting standards.
• Maintain effective internal controls and documentation; support internal and external audit requests.
• Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and stronger data controls across inventory and costing processes.
• Provide technical guidance and peer review for accounting team members and contribute to special projects as assigned.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical reasoning

Attention to detail

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

NetSuite

QuickBooks

SQL

Business Intelligence (BI) tools

Job description

Gradian, an engineering-led thermal solutions company, is seeking a Senior Inventory Cost Accountant to own inventory valuation, standard costing, and period-end close processes across multiple sites in Minnesota.

You will partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering and FP&A to improve cost visibility, investigate variances, and implement process improvements, while maintaining strong internal controls and supporting audits.