Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant | Nashville Area

We are working with a growing organization that is looking to add a Senior Cost Accountant to its team. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys partnering closely with operations and using financial data to drive better business decisions.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own cost accounting and inventory-related activities for a manufacturing operation
• Analyze standard vs. actual costs, variances, margins, and product profitability
• Support inventory valuation, reconciliations, cycle counts, and month-end close
• Partner with operations to identify cost savings and process improvements
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and product costing
• Assist with pricing analysis and new product/project costing
• Maintain and improve ERP data related to inventory and product costs
• Provide financial reporting and insights to plant and senior leadership
• Work cross-functionally to improve profitability, inventory management, and cash flow

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
• 3–5+ years of cost accounting/manufacturing finance experience
• Strong understanding of inventory, product costing, and variance analysis
• ERP experience preferred
• Strong Excel and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities
• Comfortable working closely with both finance and operations

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company’s 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.