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Cost Accountant II (REMOTE)

Charles River Laboratories
Wilmington, MA Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 7/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/15/2026
For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Overview

The Cost Accountant II works within the ICOE accounting organization. The role supports cost accounting activities across multiple business portfolios and is considered important to maintaining operational continuity and technical accounting expertise within the team.

This position will work remote from a home office.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

  • Prepare monthly and quarterly financial close analysis and entries for assigned business units (e.g. inventory reserves, cost variances, balance sheet reconciliations) under strict deadlines.
  • Analyze inventory costs and provide updated standard costs updates to Inventory Controller.
  • Reconcile monthly inventory for each assigned site.
  • Analyze inventory activity by location and generate accruals as needed.
  • Gather and consolidate monthly inventory data analytics.
  • Manage annual inventory count process at assigned sites including final reconciliation of results.
  • Various inventory analyses as needed.
  • Support SOX inventory controls and requirements for assigned areas.
  • Ensure compliance with all Charles River inventory policies for assigned areas.
  • Perform all other related duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

  • Education: Associates/Bachelor's degree (B.A./B.S.) in Finance/Accounting.
  • Expereince: 3-5 years or more experience working in cost accountant/accounting/analyst positions.
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above.
  • Excellent spreadsheet skills required.
  • SAP experience preferred.
  • 5% travel may be needed for year-end audit

Compensation Data

The pay range for this position in the USA is $60K - $85K USD annually. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, location and any collective agreements, if applicable. Remote candidates located outside the US should be aware that the relevant pay range varies based on country and location.

About Corporate Functions

The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We’re committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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