Senior Cost Accountant

GREEN CIRCLE GROWERS INC•Oberlin, OH

About The Position

The Senior Cost Accountant will lead the development and execution of cost models in a fast-paced and seasonal business environment. This role requires a “hands-on keyboard” contributor who can build, iterate, and maintain dynamic cost models that adapt to seasonal fluctuations, volume variability, and changing input costs. This role is a key part in driving profitability by delivering timely, accurate cost insights that inform pricing, production planning, and operational decisions during critical peak seasons.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field
5–10+ years of progressive cost accounting or finance experience, ideally in seasonal, agricultural, manufacturing, or production-based environments
Proven experience building complex, driver-based cost models from scratch including the following elements:
Designing, building, and maintaining robust cost models for products, services, and operations
Analyzing material, labor, and overhead costs to determine accurate product costing
Partnering with operations, marketing, procurement, and finance teams to validate cost assumptions and inputs
Advanced Excel skills required (financial modeling, large datasets, scenario analysis)
Ability to reach an end point for a project that could be on-going
Experience working with ERP systems and imperfect/real-world data
Strong understanding of standard costing, inventory, and variance analysis
Ability to operate with urgency and flexibility during peak seasons

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end development and maintenance of detailed cost models (product, crop, or SKU depending on business)
Build and continuously refine dynamic models that account for seasonality, yield variability, labor swings, and input cost changes
Perform deep hands-on analysis in Excel and/or BI tools — this is a build-and-do role, not just review
Facilitate strong cross-functional collaboration for aligning inputs, cost of growth activities, and scaling up – this will involve partnering closely with operations, marketing, production, and procurement to gather real-time inputs and validate assumptions
Leverage the standard cost against selling price to facilitate by customer profitability analysis
Build or modify the current cost calculator utilized by sales to align with the revised costing model
Lead Sales discussions based on the outcomes of cost analysis
Lead standard cost development and updates tied to seasonal cycles
Deliver rapid-turn analysis during peak seasons to support pricing, capacity, and margin decisions
Analyze variances (plan vs. actual, seasonal forecast vs. outcome) and clearly communicate drivers
Support forecasting and scenario modeling (best/worst case, yield impacts, cost volatility)