Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant
Location: Waterloo/Cedar Falls area, IA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: $100K-$120K
About the Opportunity

Pathway Talent Partners is partnering with a well-established manufacturing client to identify a Senior Cost Accountant. In this role, you will play a key part in analyzing cost structures, supporting month-end close, and driving visibility into manufacturing performance across multiple business units. This position offers an opportunity to create and drive processes, while receiving guidance and support.
Key Responsibilities
• Support the monthly close cycle with a focus on inventory reconciliation, including entries related to transfers and variance analysis
• Evaluate and report on gross margin performance, partnering with both Finance and Operations to communicate key insights
• Collaborate with U.S. manufacturing sites on cycle count programs, as well as maintaining and reviewing labor and overhead rates, bills of materials, and routing structures
• Leverage cost accounting methodologies to enhance processes tied to inventory, margin analysis, and financial reporting
• Assess production costs, including labor absorption, to identify variances and opportunities for operational improvement
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of work center rates across manufacturing operations
• Review completed production orders, investigate significant variances, and recommend process improvements where applicable
• Participate in the annual standard cost roll, including analysis of cost changes, as well as supporting ad hoc updates as needed
• Generate and refine OEE metrics utilizing the company's ERP system
• Provide support on additional analyses, initiatives, and special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in Accounting or Finance, or related field
• 3+ years Cost accounting experience
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently with little direction, as well as being comfortable in a team-oriented environment
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to prioritize/organize daily workload
• Exposure to process improvement ideas in an accounting setting is highly desired

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Paid time off and paid holidays