Senior Cost Accountant

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Posted: 10/08/2025 2025-10-08 2025-11-07 Job Number: 416 Pay Rate: $100-130K Remote Friendly: On-Site Experience: 5 years or greater

Your Mission

To provide financial, analytical, and cost accounting support to Chemical Company. Assist the ES Controller to support business KPIs and financial analysis.

What You Will Do…

  • Perform detailed reviews and initiate corrective action to ensure accurate product costing for products in a job costing environment.
  • Perform regular operational analysis to ensure accurate reporting, management attention, and corrective action development/implementation.
  • Perform other financial analysis to support reporting and improvements in manufacturing efficiency, cycle counting, margin analysis, material yield, cost performance, inventory valuation, and CER investments.
  • Prepare, distribute, and discuss month-end reporting and analysis for manufacturing, including cost performance, inventory management, manufacturing efficiency, and KPI performance.
  • Key member of the manufacturing management teams, actively participating in manufacturing operations discussions, local safety and Kaiteki initiatives, and continuous improvement projects.
  • Support financial audits, month-end closing, and other ad-hoc requests.
  • Perform special analysis and projects as requested by the Controller.
  • Perform special analysis and projects as requested by the plant managers and other members of the manufacturing/chemical management teams.
  • Other duties as assigned.

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Cost Accountant Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree* in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline required. Master’s Degree* preferred. CMA or CPA certifications preferred.
  • Minimum 6 years related cost accounting experience; preferred background experience to include GAAP and SOX policies and procedures, general ledger systems, auditing practices, and public accounting.
  • Manufacturing/industrial experience preferred; chemical environment strongly preferred.
  • Demonstrated Microsoft Office Products experience required; SAP or other enterprise systems experience preferred.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills and experience including the ability to drive results, collaborate, manage complexity and problem-solve, and effectively communicate