Senior Cost Accountant

Warrendale, PA 15086 | $95,000–$110,000

Our client is a well-established manufacturing organization in the Warrendale area looking to add an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to its finance team. This role will take a lead role in cost accounting, inventory valuation, manufacturing variance analysis, and product costing while partnering closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance leadership. The ideal candidate will bring strong manufacturing accounting experience and the ability to identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency, profitability, and financial reporting.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

• Established manufacturing organization with a strong presence in the Pittsburgh area

• Collaborative finance and operations environment

• Opportunity to work closely with plant and operational leadership

• Role with visibility into business performance and the ability to influence cost reduction and process improvement initiatives

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT

• Maintain, analyze, and improve standard costs, bills of materials (BOMs), routings, and product cost structures.

• The Senior Cost Accountant will lead cost analysis for new products, pricing, profitability, and ERP costing.

• Analyze material, labor, overhead, scrap, yield, and production variances, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.

• Oversee inventory valuation, reserves, reconciliations, cycle counts, and physical inventory processes.

• Support month-end close, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and manufacturing variance analysis.

• Develop and monitor manufacturing KPIs, providing financial analysis and actionable insights to Operations and Finance leadership.

• The Senior Cost Accountant will support budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and budget-to-actual analysis.

• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance to identify cost savings and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

• Develop financial models and analyses to support operational decisions related to sourcing, productivity, and capital investments.

• Track and report cost savings, evaluate performance trends, and communicate findings to leadership.

• The Senior Cost Accountant will prepare and maintain cost accounting reports, dashboards, and financial analyses.

• Support ERP costing functionality, system enhancements, internal controls, and compliance with GAAP.

• Identify opportunities to improve cost accounting processes, reporting accuracy, and overall financial efficiency.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT ROLE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• 5+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong understanding of standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variances, and financial controls.

• Experience with SAP in a manufacturing environment; SAP S/4HANA preferred.

• SAP GUI experience highly desirable.

• Intermediate to advanced Excel skills, including PivotTables, complex formulas, and data analysis.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to interpret complex financial data and communicate findings to both Finance and Operations teams.

• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Plant Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering.

• Ability to manage competing priorities and work independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
  
  
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