Job description: Senior Cost Accountant – Manufacturing
Location: Pittsboro, IN
Pay: $85,000–$115,000 per year
Job Type: Full-Time | On-Site
Schedule: Monday–Friday
Travel: 10–15%Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to support a growing manufacturing operation in Pittsboro, Indiana. This position is responsible for analyzing and maintaining cost-related financial data, inventory accounting, cost controls, and financial reporting. The Senior Cost Accountant will work closely with Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to understand cost drivers and support business decisions.
Responsibilities:- Analyze and maintain standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead
- Monitor cost variances and provide analysis to management
- Manage inventory valuation, reconciliations, cycle counts, and physical inventories
- Prepare cost-accounting and inventory-related journal entries
- Support and lead cost-accounting month-end close activities
- Reconcile inventory and cost-related general ledger accounts
- Analyze COGS and manufacturing costs
- Develop cost models to support pricing, budgeting, and forecasting
- Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance
- Support internal and external audits
- Maintain compliance with GAAP and internal controls
- Assist with ERP improvements and implementations related to cost accounting
Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field 5+ years of cost accounting or relevant accounting experience
- Manufacturing or product-based accounting experience preferredStrong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, and variance analysisExperience with month-end close and account reconciliations
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and data analysisExperience with ERP systems; Viewpoint, Acumatica, or similar systems preferredStrong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate financial information clearly to operational teams
Preferred Qualifications:- CPA or CMA certification, or progress toward certification
- Experience with average and standard costing
- Experience in a fast-paced or growing manufacturing environment
Pay Range: $85,000–$115,000 annually
Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background check and drug test. Interested candidates can apply through Indeed or call 602-628-8434 for additional information.
Job Type: Full-time
Application Question(s):How many years of cost accounting experience do you have specifically within a manufacturing environment?
Work Location: In person
