Senior Cost Accountant

Job Description

Corporate Office, 201 NE Park Plaza Drive, Vancouver, Washington, United States of America

Posted Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM

ABOUT THE ROLE:

We're seeking an experienced Senior Cost Accountant to lead cost analysis, inventory valuation and reporting initiatives for our Precast Segments. You'll optimize manufacturing costs, monitor and audit inventory valuation, maintain cost accounting systems, participate in monthly, quarterly and yearly closes and deliver actionable insights to drive profitability. This is a key role for NWPX.

• Analyze manufacturing costs and identify efficiency improvement opportunities
• Perform monthly/quarterly/yearly cost accounting close and variance analysis
• Maintain cost accounting systems and general ledger transactions
• Analyze manufacturing operations including labor and equipment utilization
• Prepare financial statements and management reports
• Review and take action where needed on inventory valuations, variances, and reporting
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and other cost accounting standards and best practices
• Support operation management through cost analysis and other needs
• Collaborate with operations and budget teams
• Some travel is required

• Bachelor’s degree in business is preferred
• Minimum 5+ years is preferred
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and cost accounting standards is required
• Experience with manufacturing or production environments preferred

This position may (on occasion) require travel to a production facility. All employees are expected to be familiar with and comply with all applicable safety and compliance requirements (i.e. PPE, OSHA requirements) when in a production area.

Over 2/3 of the time

• Standing/Sit:
  Remaining upright in a stationary position, particularly for sustained periods.
• Fingering:
  Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm as in handling to complete computer work.

Up to 2/3 of the time

• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Communicating:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas and information accurately, in written or diagram form.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

Less than 1/3 of the time

• Reaching:
  Grabbing things from a distance above or from the side.

• Sedentary work:
  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling or otherwise moving objects, including the human body
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; and visual inspection involving small defects at distances close to the eyes.
• For over 2/3 of the amount of time, the worker is required to have close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less).
• For less than 1/3 of the amount of time, the worker is required to have color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors).

• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (as in typical office or administrative work)

Over 2/3 of the time

• Quiet conditions (examples: library, private office)
• Moderate noise (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic)

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