Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost AccountantAs a Senior Cost Accountant, you will lead key cost accounting activities within a manufacturing environment, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of product costs, inventory valuation, and related financial reporting. You will own standard costing and variance analysis, support month-end close and forecasting, strengthen internal controls, and translate complex cost data into actionable business insights. This role partners with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, FP&A, and Finance leaders to improve profitability, operational performance, and decision-making.Job duties include:Leading the maintenance and continuous improvement of the standard cost system, including annual cost rollups, new-product costing, and updates to material, labor, overhead, routing, and bill-of-material assumptions.Analyzing manufacturing performance and communicating material, labor, overhead, purchase price, production, scrap, and absorption variances to Finance and Operations leaders.Leading cost accounting activities for month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close, including journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, inventory adjustments, and supporting schedules.Ensuring accurate valuation of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods in accordance with U.S. GAAP and company policy.Reviewing inventory reserves, write-offs, obsolescence, shrinkage, and other adjustments; recommending appropriate accounting treatment and corrective action.Leading and supporting cycle counts and physical inventories, investigating discrepancies, and partnering with Operations to improve inventory accuracy and controls.Partnering with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, FP&A, and Finance to validate cost drivers, improve data integrity, and identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve margins.Preparing cost analyses, forecasts, budgets, and profitability reports for products, customers, capital projects, and operational initiatives.Maintaining cost accounting documentation and internal controls; supporting internal and external audits and timely resolution of findings.Serving as the subject matter expert for costing and inventory processes in the company's ERP system and helping define system and process improvements.Developing repeatable reports and analytical tools, identifying trends and root causes, and presenting findings and recommendations to management.Automating and streamlining processes and reporting through the effective use of AI and other technologies.Providing technical guidance and review support to accounting colleagues and contributing to cross-functional projects as assigned.Job qualifications include:Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.Five or more years of progressive accounting experience, including at least three years in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment.Advanced knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variances, cost of goods sold, and U.S. GAAP.Experience supporting financial close, account reconciliations, budgeting, forecasting, and audits.Strong ERP or MRP system experience and the ability to assess the financial impact of manufacturing and supply chain transactions.Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including experience analyzing large data sets and building accurate, repeatable financial models and reports.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes, challenge assumptions, and recommend practical solutions.Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present financial findings to nonfinancial stakeholders and senior leaders.Proven ability to collaborate effectively across Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, FP&A, and Finance.Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and provide technical guidance to others.CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred.Physical demands include:Push, pull, carry, and lift 20–50 pounds.Walk, stretch, bend, stoop, twist, reach, grasp, and perform repetitive movements.Speak, hear, read, write, and comprehend English.Work in a non-temperature-controlled environment.Travel occasionally.Mental demands include:Think analytically and make sound decisions.Develop options and implement solutions.Collaborate effectively with a team.Maintain regular and punctual attendance, consistent with ADA and FMLA requirements.Demonstrate attention to detail.Communicate effectively.Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.Work with a sense of urgency.AHF Products provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.AHF Products is a leading U.S. manufacturer of hard-surface flooring, with trusted brands serving residential and commercial hardwood, tile, and vinyl markets. Drawing on decades of expertise in award-winning design, product development, manufacturing, and service, we create quality flooring that lasts for generations through innovation and a commitment to outstanding customer service. Our residential brands include Bruce®, Armstrong Flooring™, Hartco®, Robbins®, LM Flooring®, Capella®, HomerWood®, Hearthwood®, Raintree®, Autograph®, Emily Morrow Home®, tmbr®, Crossville®, and Crossville Studios®. Our commercial brands include Bruce Contract™, Hartco Contract™, AHF Contract®, Armstrong Flooring, Parterre®, Crossville®, and Crossville Studios®. Headquartered in Mountville, Pennsylvania, AHF Products employs more than 3,000 team members and operates manufacturing facilities across the United States and in Cambodia.Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.