Senior Cost Accountant

Job Description

Job Description

Be it by land, air, or sea, Remtec’s microelectronic solutions are helping to empower and protect our military services and our country. In the industrial sector, Remtec is meeting and surpassing the high-power and high-reliability requirements needed in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, which is increasingly critical to American competitiveness and national security. Also of note, Remtec technologies play an integral part in many of today’s life-saving medical diagnostic and treatment systems. These are among the many mission-critical, if often unseen, roles Remtec technology plays in today’s various electronics ecosystems. Founded in 1990 and serving customers worldwide from our headquarters in Canton, MA – Remtec specializes in the development of advanced ceramic packaging technology utilized across the electronics industry. Our solutions are particularly well-suited for high-power and high-circuit-density applications, and can be applied across a broad range of frequencies. As proud as we are of our Products and our years-long relationships with leaders in the military/aerospace, semiconductor equipment, medical electronics, industrial electronics, and commercial telecom sectors – Remtec also takes pride in our consistent growth, work environment, values, and culture.

Job Summary:

The Senior Cost Accountant supports the day-to-day accounting operations, with a focus on cost accounting, accurate financial reporting, and inventory control. This role works closely with Operations, Production, and Finance leadership to ensure financial integrity, compliance, and timely month-end close.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain accurate cost accounting system that ensures accurate costing
• Responsible for all cost accounting activities, including standard cost maintenance, variance analysis, and production reporting
• Reconcile inventory accounts and assist with physical inventory counts and cycle counts
• Analyze manufacturing variances (labor, material, overhead) and communicate findings to management
• Assist with month-end and year-end close processes
• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, prepaids, and cost-related entries
• Maintain and reconcile general ledger accounts
• Assist in preparing financial statements and internal management reports
• Support audits by providing documentation and explanations as needed
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and company accounting policies
• Participate in process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Perform other accounting and finance duties as assigned

Minimum Job Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• Minimum of 3-5 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Solid understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory and cost accounting
• Strong proficiency with accounting systems and ERP software (Epicor preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, formulas)
• Solid understanding of GAAP
• Online banking experience preferred
• High attention to detail and strong analytical skills
• Strong organizational and problem solving skills
• Must be a team player who also works well independently

Candidate has capacity to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.