Strategic Manufacturing Cost Accountant

Kindeva; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kindeva is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to support cost management across manufacturing operations. The role involves maintaining standard costs for API, device components, and packaging, and owning the integrity of the cost environment including labor, overhead, material, yields, routings, and absorption assumptions.

You will analyze variances, reconcile subledgers to GL, support monthly closes, and partner with IT and Operations to improve cost processes while ensuring GAAP and cGMP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 6+ years accounting experience.
• 5+ years manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• ERP experience (D365 preferred).
• Pharmaceutical or medical device experience preferred.
• Advanced Excel and cost modeling skills
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Detail-oriented with regulatory awareness.
• Ability to communicate financial drivers to operations leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manufacturing Cost & Standard Cost Ownership: Maintain standard cost build-ups and cost environment.
• Analyze PPV, material usage, labor efficiency, overhead absorption, scrap, and yield variances.
• Review production order variances in D365 and support cost roll processes.
• Reconcile Raw Materials, WIP, and Finished Goods; lead inventory roll-forward.
• Support audits, cycle counts, and physical inventory; analyze slow-moving inventory.
• Provide P&L variance commentary to leadership and validate BOM routing costs.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and improvements in production cost flows.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain on standards.

Skills

Cost accounting

Manufacturing cost accounting

ERP (D365)

Excel

Analytical mindset

Detail-oriented

Communication of financial drivers

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

D365 ERP

Job description

Kindeva is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to support cost management across manufacturing operations. The role involves maintaining standard costs for API, device components, and packaging, and owning the integrity of the cost environment including labor, overhead, material, yields, routings, and absorption assumptions.

You will analyze variances, reconcile subledgers to GL, support monthly closes, and partner with IT and Operations to improve cost processes while ensuring GAAP and cGMP