Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant

Job Overview Based in Largo FL and reporting directly to the Protection & Controls Controller, the Senior Cost Accountant will serve as a key member of the Finance team and have responsibility for a variety of costing and inventory activities. This position is principally responsible for leading standard costing, inventory valuation, and cost analysis across complex manufacturing operations. Ensuring accuracy, compliance, and actionable insight for plant leadership. This role owns the annual SAP standard cost roll, month-end close activities, and onsite inventory processes, while partnering closely with operations to identify cost drivers and support continuous improvement.

A Day In The Life

• Maintain and ensure the accuracy of standard costs, including Bill of Materials, routings, labor, and overhead rates across diverse manufacturing processes.
• Lead the planning and execution of the annual standard cost roll in SAP, ensuring accuracy and alignment with operational changes.
• Perform month-end close activities, including journal entries, inventory valuation, cost variance analysis, and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Partner with operations to classify and analyze production costs, identify cost drivers, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Identify and address root causes of process or control failures, implementing corrective actions to enhance financial accuracy, compliance, and operational discipline.
• Onsite financial support for the annual physical inventory and the ongoing cycle counting program.
• Ensure compliance with internal control policies, US GAAP, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements, while identifying opportunities to strengthen financial processes.
• Provide financial and operational performance data to plant leadership and corporate stakeholders.

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance (Master's or MBA a plus)
• CPA or CMA certification a strong plus
• 2-5 years of manufacturing cost accounting experience. (multi-product line and/or greenfield experience a plus)
• Strong working knowledge of SAP, especially related to standard costing, inventory, fixed asset, and cost center accounting
• Deep understanding of US GAAP, inventory valuation methodologies, and internal control frameworks (SOX)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, PivotTables); experience with OneStream a plus
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced, evolving manufacturing environment
• Strong analytical, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to convey financial information to non-financial stakeholders
• Demonstrated leadership and initiative with a continuous improvement mindset

Hubbell Incorporated Hubbell creates critical infrastructure solutions that power our customers, communities, people and the planet. Our company is strategically aligned around enabling grid modernization and electrification. As more products plug in to an aging grid, Hubbell solutions enable the transition to a more reliable, resilient and efficient energy infrastructure. Founded in 1888 our innovation has made us a leading global manufacturer of high quality electrical and utility solutions enabling customers to operate critical infrastructure reliably and efficiently. The company operates in two segments. Hubbell Utility Solutions (HUS) enable the grid to conduct, communicate and control energy across utility applications and Hubbell Electrical Solutions (HES) are essential to managing power across a wide range of industries and applications. Our vertical market solutions can be applied to markets including Data Centers, Renewables, Commercial Buildings, Industrial, Telecom and Transportation. Supporting both of our business segments is our corporate and Hubbell Unified Business Solutions teams that provide consistent process, tools technologies across our businesses. We are committed to operating sustainably and ethically while promoting an inclusive and supportive culture for our people to grow and develop in their careers. Our employees proudly work and serve our communities from our headquarters in Shelton, CT, across the United States and around the globe.