Senior Cost Accountant

Piping Rock•Bohemia, NY

7d•$90,000 - $110,000

About The Position

The Senior Cost Accountant ensures accurate inventory valuation, provides transaction-level cost visibility, and delivers financial insights across manufacturing operations. The role is responsible for the integrity of inventory movements and partners with Finance and Operations to support month-end close, improve cost efficiency, and inform business decisions. The position also supports audits, inventory controls, reconciliations, reporting, and process improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
10+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
Hands-on experience reviewing, reconciling, and troubleshooting high volumes of inventory transactions.
Strong understanding of inventory accounting and standard costing methodologies.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables and data analysis.
Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate across functions.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Must successfully clear drug screening processes, including testing for illegal substances per Federal Guidelines, to start and maintain employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ERP systems, with NetSuite and/or BatchMaster preferred.

Responsibilities

Review and validate weekly inventory transactions, including receipts, issues, transfers, cycle count adjustments, and production postings.
Determine the balance sheet and P&L impact of inventory transactions and resolve miscoded or unusual entries before month-end close.
Lead inventory reconciliations, roll-forwards, and subledger-to-general-ledger tie-outs, tracing variances to source transactions.
Audit inventory transaction history for errors, duplicates, and timing issues to ensure accurate inventory balances.
Support month-end close activities for inventory and cost of goods sold (COGS).
Analyze actual costs using purchase order costs, with labor and overhead valued at standard cost, and trace variances to originating transactions.
Prepare and review COGS reports and reconciliations, ensuring they tie to underlying inventory transactions.
Analyze costs by lot and transaction to provide visibility into margins.
Maintain cost structures and validate cost data against bills of materials (BOMs).
Prepare monthly inventory reserve analyses and cost reporting packages.
Maintain inventory schedules and supporting documentation with full traceability to individual transactions.
Support cycle counts and physical inventories, reconcile count results to recorded transactions, and investigate discrepancies.
Support audits by providing transaction-level detail and documentation.
Ensure inventory transactions flow accurately between ERP systems and the general ledger.
Partner with manufacturing and operations teams to analyze expenses and recommend reclassifications as needed.
Review P&L expenses and provide insights that improve cost control and efficiency.
Identify opportunities to enhance processes, reporting, and cost accuracy.
Perform all other duties as assigned.