Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant

LaPorte, IN - LaPorte, IN 46350

Overview

Position Type Full Time Job Shift Any Education Level 4 Year Degree Travel Percentage Up to 25% Category Accounting

Description

Senior Cost Accountant – LaPorte, IN and Fort Wayne, IN

Full-Time | Exempt | On-Site

The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis for the LaPorte and Fort Wayne bakery manufacturing plants. Based in LaPorte, Indiana, this role translates plant activity into accurate, timely financial information that supports operating decisions, cost control, and improved plant performance.

Reporting to the Director of Cost Accounting within Finance / Accounting, the Senior Cost Accountant partners closely with plant leadership and Corporate Accounting to maintain reliable cost data and strengthen work order reconciliation, inventory counting, finished goods reporting, and production metrics. The position has no direct reports but provides guidance and support to bakery personnel responsible for work order reconciliation through a dotted-line relationship.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Costing and Standards
• Month-End Close and Inventory
• Variance Analysis and Reporting
• Budgeting and Decision Support
• Controls and Systems

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance.
• Minimum of three years of manufacturing accounting or finance experience.
• Experience with ERP costing and inventory modules.
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables.
• Ability to explain cost results clearly to non-finance plant staff.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to meet deadlines across two locations.
• Ability to work independently with a remote reporting relationship, learn proactively, and seek guidance when needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA or CMA certification.
• Experience in food, bakery, or consumer packaged goods manufacturing.
• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing locations.
• Familiarity with Power BI or similar reporting tools.
• ERP implementation experience.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership.
• Experience leading process improvements and standardizing practices across plants.

Work Environment & Travel

• Based at the LaPorte, Indiana plant, with regular travel to the Fort Wayne plant. Travel is expected to be approximately 25–35%, including participation in physical inventory counts.
• Work is performed in both office and production environments, requiring compliance with food safety standards, plant procedures, and personal protective equipment requirements.
• Additional hours may be required during month-end and year-end close, physical inventories, and audits.
• Responsibilities include walking the production floor, climbing stairs, and standing for extended periods during inventory counts.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lewis Bakeries is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability or Vietnam era or other protected veteran status.

All candidates must successfully complete a background check, drug test and reference check for further consideration.