Senior Cost Accountant

West Pharmaceutical Services • Uwchlan Township, PA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and integrity of product costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing cost analysis, and related financial reporting within a manufacturing environment. This role coordinates with Operations, Supply Chain, Commercial, FP&A, and Finance teams to support business decision-making, maintain strong financial controls, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance with corporate policies and US GAAP.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Business with concentration in Accounting/Finance or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment using SAP or other ERP.

Nice To Haves

• Strong understanding of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley 404
• Experience with SAP required and HFM preferred
• Strong knowledge of and ability to learn and apply technical accounting concepts in accordance with US GAAP and internal controls over financial reporting
• Strong analytical skills and ability to summarize conclusions and make recommendations to management
• Unquestioned integrity, moral character, ethics and values - one whom an organization can trust without reservation
• Ability to effectively prioritize and escalate issues
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) active CPA license preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage standard costing activities, including new material costing, annual standard cost rollout processes, and maintenance of accurate product costs.
• Support monthly and quarterly financial close processes through parked invoice accruals, Open PO reviews, cost allocations, intercompany recharges and capitalization of variances.
• Perform financial analysis at month end including review of Purchase Price Variance (PPV), Production variance, scrap, labor cost and other expenses in the income statement.
• Reconcile inventory balances at month end including inventory balance at third party warehouse and in transit.
• Ensure inventory reserves and write-offs are recorded and approved as per Corporate policies.
• Analyze plant financial results and provide meaningful variance commentary and insights to FP&A and business leadership.
• Support inventory control processes including ABC classification, annual stock count and cycle counts.
• Ensure compliance of SOX controls, US GAAP and Corporate accounting policies.
• Drive standardization of cost accounting process across multiple plants.
• Support UAT testing for manufacturing processes migrating to S4 HANA.
• Support Continuous process improvement initiatives and Power BI solutions.
• Coordinate with Commercial, Supply Chain, and Operations teams to support budgeted costing requests, demand planning reviews, and business initiatives.
• Coordinate with supply chain, process engineers, warehouse managers and FP&A at plant.
• Support internal, external, and statutory audits.
• Support and assist other functions within the business as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Opportunities for professional growth through training programs, tuition assistance, leadership development, and skill-certification initiatives.
• Opportunities for international exposure and cross-functional collaboration.
• A global workforce that values diversity, equity, and inclusion—where all voices are heard and respected in a supportive environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior