Sr. Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant

Our client is seeking a seasoned cost accounting professional who thrives in complex manufacturing environments and brings both analytical rigor and business partnership to their work. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys uncovering insights from data, strengthening controls, and collaborating cross-functionally to improve margins, inventory accuracy, and financial integrity. The ideal candidate is adaptable, detail-driven, and comfortable helping an organization mature its systems, controls, and reporting as it scales.

Hybrid model in Aurora, Oregon.

• Lead standard cost development, maintenance, and variance analysis to ensure accurate product costing and margins.
• Own inventory integrity through reconciliations, cycle counts, absorption reporting, and E&O valuation.
• Prepare and analyze cost, margin, and manufacturing performance reports to drive operational improvements.
• Support month-end close, including journal entries, reconciliations, and product cost reporting.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, and finance teams while supporting audits, compliance, and internal controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of manufacturing accounting experience, including recent hands‑on cost accounting.
• Strong working knowledge of standard costing, inventory, PPV, absorption, and margin analysis.
• Experience supporting audits, internal controls, and ideally SOX or government‑related cost environments.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze, reconcile, and present complex financial data.

Benefits are available to eligible full‑time employees and include coverage for medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long term disability, and matching 401k.

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