Sr. Cost Accountant

We are looking for an experienced Sr. Cost Accountant to support a chemicals manufacturing operation through a long-term contract assignment. This role is ideal for a hands-on, detail-oriented accounting specialist who can strengthen standard costing processes, deliver timely analysis, and provide clear insight into cost movement across the business. The position will work closely with purchasing, R&D, sales, and finance partners to improve the speed and accuracy of costing decisions that influence pricing, reporting, and intercompany activity.Responsibilities:• Lead monthly standard cost updates and maintain accurate product costing in support of ongoing material and pricing changes.• Analyze cost variances before and after cost updates, identifying root causes and summarizing key business drivers for stakeholders.• Prepare and support transfer pricing calculations, ensuring intercompany partners receive timely and reliable information.• Partner with purchasing, R&D, and sales teams to validate inputs that affect costing, quoting, and margin decisions.• Produce clear reporting and cost analysis in Excel and related reporting tools to improve visibility into trends and exceptions.• Streamline recurring costing activities to improve turnaround times, strengthen consistency, and reduce manual inefficiencies.• Support costing needs tied to new product development and item setup as products move into active production.• Use SAP and associated reporting tools, including Power BI where applicable, to extract data, review results, and communicate findings.• Share process knowledge and contribute to work instructions so the broader team can execute costing activities more effectively.