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Senior Cost Accountant

$80k - $105k

BlackRock Resources

Senior Cost Accountant
Location: Aiken, SC
Pay: $80K - $105K
Industry: Manufacturing


Summary
As a Senior Cost Accountant, you'll partner with operations, engineering, supply chain, and finance to drive cost analysis, inventory accuracy, standard costing, and continuous improvement initiatives that directly impact plant performance.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing accounting professional looking to grow their career while making a measurable impact on business operations.


Responsibilities
  • Lead standard costing activities and maintain cost accounting systems for multiple manufacturing operations
  • Partner with operations, engineering, supply chain, and plant leadership to improve manufacturing performance and cost visibility
  • Analyze material, labor, and overhead variances to identify cost savings opportunities and improve profitability
  • Review Bills of Material (BOMs) to ensure accurate product costing
  • Support month-end close through journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial reporting
  • Analyze inventory, including excess and obsolete inventory, and ensure accurate inventory valuation
  • Coordinate physical inventories, cycle counts, inventory reconciliations, and inventory adjustments
  • Prepare reports on product profitability, gross margins, manufacturing efficiency, and operational performance
  • Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and manufacturing financial analysis
  • Support product line transfers and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Maintain transfer pricing documentation and provide guidance to junior accounting staff

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
  • 3+ years of experience in manufacturing cost accounting, manufacturing finance, cost analysis, or plant accounting
  • Experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, product costing, manufacturing variance analysis, and month-end close
  • Understanding of inventory valuation, physical inventories, inventory controls, and financial reporting
  • Experience analyzing BOMs, product profitability, gross margins, and manufacturing costs
  • Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  • Experience with ERP systems such as Oracle, BAAN, SAP, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics, Hyperion, Smart View, Crystal Reports, or similar manufacturing accounting systems

**All applicants must be able to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship of any type

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