Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant

$95,000 to $115,000 per year plus bonus

Why This Senior Cost Accountant Opportunity Stands Out:

• Join a newly established Advanced Manufacturing & Innovation Center being developed in their new Chicago office and play a key role in building the finance infrastructure from the beginning.
  • Work directly with senior leadership, including the GM, gaining exceptional visibility and influence.
  • The Senior Cost Accountant will be part of a state-of-the-art manufacturing environment focused on precision components, laser technology, and advanced production methods.
  • Opportunity to help define costing methodologies, ERP processes, and reporting frameworks as the operation scales.
  • The Senior Cost Accountant will have exposure to both manufacturing finance and operational leadership in a growing business.
  • Hybrid schedule with 3 days in-office and 2 days remote.
  • Initial onboarding in Hoffman Estates with a future move to a downtown Chicago location anticipated late Q1 or early Q2.
  • Opportunity for future leadership growth as the innovation center expands.
  • Broad responsibilities that provide hands-on experience across costing, inventory, production finance, and IFRS reporting.
  • Work within a collaborative environment alongside engineering, production, and executive leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities for the Senior Cost Accountant :

• Lead manufacturing costing activities, including standard costing for precision components.
  • Analyze and explain production cost variances, inventory adjustments, reclassifications, and raw material fluctuations.
  • Partner with production and operations leadership to improve financial visibility and performance.
  • Support IFRS-based financial reporting requirements.
  • Assist in evaluating and implementing ERP solutions and manufacturing finance processes.
  • Collaborate with engineering teams on BOM structures and costing accuracy.

Qualifications for the Senior Cost Accountant:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • MBA preferred.
  • Manufacturing finance and cost accounting experience in a production environment with 5 years or more experience
  • Strong understanding of inventory, variance analysis, costing methodologies, and financial reporting.
  • Experience working with ERP systems and cross-functional manufacturing teams.

Reasons to work here as a Senior Cost Accountant:

• Definite possibility to move up in the organization, e
• Lots of projects and fast paced atmosphere
• PTO: Unlimited/Flexible Plan
• 6 sick days, available for use ASAP
• 14 Observed Paid Holidays
• Winter Break – 3 Mandatory PTO days
• Medical - BCBS: PPO Plan, HDHP Plan, HMO
• Dental – Delta Dental
• Vision -- VSP
• Company pays approx. 80-85% of insurance costs.
• We offer coverage for Domestic Partners.
• We offer HSAs and FSAs for Medical and Dependent care.
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) - Basic Plans 100% Company paid
• Short & Long-Term Disability (STD & LTD) - 100% Company paid
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Assistance
• 401(K) - The Matching Contribution is equal to 100% of the first three (3) percent of your compensation you contribute to the Plan and 50% on the next two (2) percent of your compensation you contribute to the Plan.
• COBRA