Work location:
- This position may be based anywhere in the following states and includes travel as part of the responsibilities: Indiana, Ohio, Pennslyvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Florida
Job SummaryWe are seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to support and strengthen inventory and manufacturing cost accounting processes in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This role will be responsible for key month-end close activities, inventory valuation, standard cost maintenance, variance analysis, account reconciliations, journal entries, audit support, and process improvement initiatives. The Senior Cost Accountant will partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Tech teams to resolve costing issues, improve financial accuracy, and provide meaningful analysis that supports business decisions.
This position can be based anywhere in the following states, with a preference for candidates located in or near the Atlanta, GA area:
- Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Florida
Key Tasks & Responsibilities (Essential Functions)- Own key inventory accounting activities, including inventory valuation, standard cost maintenance, intercompany inventory transaction balancing, and related month-end close journal entries.
- Prepare, and analyze inventory and cost accounting reconciliations to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with US GAAP.
- Research and resolve inventory costing issues, including uncosted materials, cost variances, transaction discrepancies, and differences between operational activity and accounting records.
- Maintain and update standard costs, freight, duty, tariff, and other inventory cost components in Oracle or related ERP systems.
- Support annual standard cost updates and provide analysis of the financial impact of cost changes
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Finance, and Tech to investigate root causes, resolve inventory and costing issues, and strengthen related processes and controls.
- Support physical inventory counts and related documentation.
- Support audit requests and SOX Controls
- Develop and monitor operational and accounting KPIs to identify opportunities to improve accuracy, timeliness, and efficiency across cost accounting processes.
- Lead or contribute to process improvement initiatives, system enhancements, reporting automation, and cross-functional projects impacting inventory and cost accounting.
Skills and Minimum Experience Required- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 3+ years of cost accounting experience, including experience inventory accounting in a manufacturing environment
- Working knowledge of US GAAP inventory accounting concepts and standard costing
- Experience with Oracle ERP or another large ERP system strongly preferred.
- Advanced Excel and database skills; experience with Power BI, Onestream or other reporting and automation tools is a plus.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain accounting issues clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.
- Ability to travel approximately 10% for physical inventory counts and business.
- Reside in one of the following states: Indiana, Ohio, Pennslyvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Florida
