What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cost Accountant position at LHH?
LHH is working with a long-time manufacturing client searching for a Senior Cost Accountant
Title: Senior Cost Accountant
Compensation: $95-115K (DOE)
- 401K match
- 3 weeks PTO sick time and 8 holidays
- High quality MDV insurance options
- Company provided HSA match
Location: This role is primarily on-site in Wilsonville, Oregon
What you'll do:
- Steward day-to-day cost and inventory accounting activities, including month-end entries, account reconciliations, and accuracy checks across product and work-order records.
- Maintain and enhance product costing processes, setting and reviewing standard costs, updating program cost files, and supporting the annual cost refresh.
- Track and interpret key manufacturing and margin metrics (e.g., absorption, cost variances, PPV), preparing regular reports and explaining notable shifts or trends.
- Investigate inventory discrepancies and cycle-count issues, identifying underlying causes and championing corrective actions with operations teams.
- Partner with manufacturing and cross-functional groups to provide cost insight, develop cost analyses, and ensure data integrity across systems.
- Support compliance and audit activities, including SOX or regulatory reviews, and help refine internal controls and accounting system processes.
- Optionally guide or mentor cost accounting team members, contributing to skill development and process consistency.
Job Requirements:
- Must be a U.S. Persons
- 5 years accounting/finance experience
- Manufacturing and strong inventory/costing background required
- Strong business partnering skills, communication, and problem-solving
- Strong Microsoft Excel capabilities
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Salary : $95,000 - $115,000