Senior Plant Cost & Inventory Analytics Lead

LaSalle Network; Lake Forest (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job summary

LaSalle Network is seeking a Senior Plant Cost Accountant to join the finance team in Lake Forest, IL. The role focuses on inventory and manufacturing variances, standard costing, and reporting to improve profitability through actionable insights.

The position involves cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering, and supports ERP enhancements and audits during month-end and planning cycles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years in manufacturing accounting, cost accounting, or financial analysis, with at least 3 years in manufacturing operations.
• Experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, variances, and month-end close.
• ERP experience; Dynamics 365 preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and dashboard development.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day inventory activity with Operations/Materials.
• Own inventory/cost-related GL reconciliations and variances.
• Support month-end/year-end close with journal entries, accruals, and reconciliations.
• Evaluate manufacturing variances and surface drivers and recommendations.
• Build inventory reporting and cost dashboards to aid decisions.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on new product introductions and BOMs/routings.
• Maintain standard costs and support annual standard cost updates and revaluations.
• Coordinate physical inventory processes and ensure audit readiness.
• Assist with audits related to inventory and cost accounting.
• Review CAPEX requests and provide ROI and depreciation analysis.
• Track CIP activity and assist capitalization of completed projects.
• Deliver product-level profitability and margin insights to improve performance.
• Monitor slow-moving inventory and coordinate disposition plans.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Admin

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Excel (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query)

Power BI

Job description

LaSalle Network is seeking a Senior Plant Cost Accountant to join the finance team in Lake Forest, IL. The role focuses on inventory and manufacturing variances, standard costing, and reporting to improve profitability through actionable insights.

The position involves cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering, and supports ERP enhancements and audits during month-end and planning cycles.