Senior Cost Accountant

Onboard Systems Hoist & Winch•Anaheim, CA

3d•$90,000 - $120,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for maintaining the integrity of manufacturing costs, inventory valuation, job costing, and financial reporting within a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment. This position partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management to develop accurate product costs, support pricing proposals, analyze manufacturing performance, and ensure compliance with company policies and accounting standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
5–8+ years of progressive accounting experience
Minimum 3 years of manufacturing or cost accounting experience
Aerospace, defense, or other highly engineered manufacturing experience preferred
Strong understanding of: Standard costing, Job costing, Inventory accounting, Manufacturing variances, Cost allocations, Financial statement preparation.
Experience developing labor and overhead rates.
Experience supporting customer proposals and pricing.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including Pivot Tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP, and financial modeling.
ERP experience such as IFS, SAP, Oracle, Costpoint, or similar manufacturing systems.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally.

Nice To Haves

CPA or CMA preferred

Responsibilities

Maintain and analyze standard costs for manufactured products and purchased components.
Develop, maintain, and update labor and overhead rates used for inventory valuation, quoting, and financial reporting.
Perform detailed job cost analysis for production work orders and customer programs.
Analyze manufacturing variances including: Material Price Variance (PPV), Material Usage Variance, Labor Efficiency, Labor Rate Variance, Manufacturing Overhead Variance.
Monitor work-in-process (WIP), ensuring costs are accurately accumulated and relieved.
Review production orders for cost accuracy and investigate unusual manufacturing costs.
Assist in inventory valuation, excess and obsolete inventory analysis, and reserve calculations.
Partner with Operations to improve inventory accuracy and manufacturing cost performance.
Develop detailed cost estimates supporting customer quotations and proposals.
Calculate direct labor, material, burden, and overhead rates used in pricing.
Work with Engineering, Program Management, and Supply Chain to develop competitive cost proposals.
Analyze estimated versus actual costs on completed programs to improve future pricing accuracy.
Support customer audits related to pricing, cost build-up, and manufacturing rates.
Prepare monthly journal entries related to: Inventory, Manufacturing variances, Cost allocations, Accruals, Intercompany transactions.
Perform account reconciliations ensuring timely resolution of reconciling items.
Complete month-end inventory and cost accounting close activities.
Prepare supporting schedules for financial statement reviews.
Analyze manufacturing results and explain month-over-month variances.
Assist in preparation of monthly management reporting packages.
Participate in physical inventories and cycle count programs.
Assist in wall-to-wall inventory planning and reconciliation.
Investigate inventory discrepancies and recommend corrective actions.
Support inventory reserve calculations including slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
Monitor inventory transactions for accuracy and compliance.
Prepare margin analysis by product line, customer, and program.
Analyze manufacturing efficiencies and recommend process improvements.
Support annual budgeting and forecasting activities.
Assist in capital expenditure analysis and fixed asset accounting.
Develop dashboards and KPI reporting related to manufacturing performance.
Ensure compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies.
Maintain strong internal controls over inventory and manufacturing accounting.
Support internal and external audits.
Assist with customer and government audit requests when applicable.
Document accounting procedures and recommend process improvements.