Senior Cost Accountant

A high-growth, large-scale lithium-ion battery manufacturing operation is adding a Senior Plant Cost Accountant to its finance team. This is an onsite role embedded at the factory, sitting at the intersection of manufacturing finance, operations, and supply chain — ideal for a cost accountant who wants to move beyond close-cycle reporting and have real influence on how a complex factory runs financially. Key Responsibilities Product costing and manufacturing-cost accuracy - Maintain accurate product costs in SAP S/4HANA, validate costing methods and master data, and ensure production activity is correctly reflected in the general ledger. You must understand how materials, labor, overhead, absorption, and production activity flow through a manufacturing P&L. Variance analysis and corrective action - Calculate and investigate purchase price variance, inventory variance, manufacturing and operational variances, absorption and overhead variances, and raw-material standard-vs.-actual costs. The mandate is not simply reporting the variance — you identify the operational cause, explain it to the business, and help Operations address it. Disciplined monthly close - Support production-related settlements, journal entries, accruals, GL reconciliations, and period-end reporting. Participate in cycle counts, physical inventory audits, and inventory valuation activities to ensure financial statements are timely and accurate. Finance partner to factory operations - Act as the primary cost-accounting resource for plant and operations managers, working closely with FP&A, Supply Chain, Procurement, Receiving, Accounts Payable, Engineering, and IT. The strongest candidate will be comfortable spending time on the factory floor and translating operating activity into financial impact. Inventory and supply-chain controls - Understand raw-material purchasing, warehouse activity, stock management, vendor invoices, production consumption, and inventory movements. Identify discrepancies and ensure manufacturing and supply-chain transactions are recorded correctly. Compliance and internal controls - Maintain GAAP/IFRS-compliant accounting, support JSOX controls, prepare audit schedules, and respond to internal and external auditors. Help develop accounting policies and procedures in a highly controlled global manufacturing environment. Process improvement during ramp-up - This is a relatively new, rapidly scaling factory environment. You'll identify process gaps, improve SAP and reporting workflows, strengthen data integrity, and help build repeatable accounting processes as production scales. Ideal Canndidate Profile 4–6 years of manufacturing cost-accounting experience Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, or a related field Strong SAP cost-accounting experience; SAP S/4HANA highly preferred Advanced Excel and data-analysis capabilities Hands-on experience with standard costing, product costing, inventory, PPV, absorption, and manufacturing variances Working knowledge of GAAP and IFRS Experience supporting warehouse, stock management, and manufacturing operations Ability to work independently while collaborating with domestic and international teams CMA, CPA, or MBA preferred — not required This is a fully onsite role. Candidates should be comfortable working in larger manufacturing or plant environments on a daily basis. #J-18808-Ljbffr