The
Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for preparing monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial documents with supporting schedules for Finance and Operations as well as Site Operations and Corporate Finance/Shared Services. This is an outstanding opportunity to be influential and own the financial affairs of the manufacturing site. This position allows for fast career progression and opportunity for growth across the Danaher family of companies.
This position reports to the Plant Controller and is part of the Finance & Accounting Team located in
Putnam, Connecticut and will be an
on-site role.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:- Partner with the Plant Controller and operations leaders to align financial performance with operational goals, providing actionable insights that drive accountability and business results.
- Analyze, interpret, and communicate daily, weekly, and monthly financial performance to support data-driven decision-making across the site and value streams.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Danaher Business System (Lean/Six Sigma) tools to optimize cost, strengthen financial controls, and improve reporting and SAP processes.
- Own site budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, audit readiness, and compliance with GAAP and company financial policies to ensure accurate and reliable financial reporting.
- Collaborate with Operations to develop and maintain standard costing for existing and new products through a strong understanding of manufacturing value streams and cost drivers.
The essential requirements of the job include:- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business field with 5+ years experience OR Master's degree in field with 3+ years experience OR doctoral degree in field with 0-2 years experience
- Experience working in a manufacturing / plant-based work environment.
- Solid understanding of finance/accounting, SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley), budgeting, cost control principles, and reporting systems.
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to support and collaborate with manufacturing site-based colleagues including the Plant Manager.
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:- CPA / CMA preferred.
- SAP or OneStream
Pall Corporation, a Danaher company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it's a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at danaherbenefitsinfo.com.
The salary range for this role is $100,000 - $110,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
For more information, visit www.danaher.com.
