Senior Cost Accountant

AHF•Mountville, PA

About The Position

As a Senior Cost Accountant, you will lead key cost accounting activities within a manufacturing environment, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of product costs, inventory valuation, and related financial reporting. You will own standard costing and variance analysis, support month-end close and forecasting, strengthen internal controls, and translate complex cost data into actionable business insights. This role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, FP&A, and Finance leaders to improve profitability, operational performance, and decision-making.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three years in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment.
Advanced knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variances, cost of goods sold, and U.S. GAAP.
Experience supporting financial close, account reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, and audits.
Strong ERP or MRP system experience and the ability to assess the financial impact of manufacturing and supply chain transactions.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including experience analyzing large data sets and building accurate, repeatable financial models and reports.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes, challenge assumptions, and recommend practical solutions.
Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present financial findings to nonfinancial stakeholders and senior leaders.
Proven ability to collaborate effectively across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, FP&A, and Finance.
Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and provide technical guidance to others.

Nice To Haves

CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead the maintenance and continuous improvement of the standard cost system, including annual cost rollups, new-product costing, and updates to material, labor, overhead, routing, and bill-of-material assumptions.
Analyze manufacturing performance and communicate material, labor, overhead, purchase price, production, scrap, and absorption variances to Finance and Operations leaders.
Lead cost accounting activities for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, inventory adjustments, and supporting schedules.
Ensure accurate valuation of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policy.
Review inventory reserves, write-offs, obsolescence, shrinkage, and other adjustments; recommend appropriate accounting treatment and corrective action.
Lead and support cycle counts and physical inventories, investigate discrepancies, and partner with Operations to improve inventory accuracy and controls.
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, FP&A, and Finance to validate cost drivers, improve data integrity, and identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve margins.
Prepare cost analyses, forecasts, budgets, and profitability reports for products, customers, capital projects, and operational initiatives.
Maintain cost accounting documentation and internal controls; support internal and external audits and timely resolution of findings.
Serve as the subject matter expert for costing and inventory processes in the company’s ERP system and help define system and process improvements.
Develop repeatable reports and analytical tools, identify trends and root causes, and present findings and recommendations to management.
Automate and streamline processes and reporting through the effective use of AI and other technologies.
Provide technical guidance and review support to accounting colleagues and contribute to cross-functional projects as assigned.