Senior Cost Accountant/Controller
Full Time – Staunton, VA or Richmond, VA
Salary – $90k – $120k
Our client is seeking a hands on Senior Cost Accountant/Controller to help build the finance function for a newly formed manufacturing division of a stable and successful company. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial accounting professional who wants to do more than maintain the books. The Senior Cost Accountant/Controller will help create processes, establish reporting, build a P&L and play a key role in shaping the future of the business.
Working directly with the president and ownership team, the Senior Cost Accountant/Controller will serve as the primary financial resource of the operation, providing critical insight into product costing, inventory, profitability, budgeting and strategic decision making.
Why the Senior Cost Accountant/Controller role stands out:
- Work directly with the president and owners
- Opportunity to build processes, procedures, controls and reporting from the ground up
- Be the accounting leader for a growing manufacturing operation
- Clear opportunity to grow into a Controller role
- Collaborative, laid back culture with strong values
- High visibility and involvement in strategic business planning
- Small, close knit team
Key Responsibilities for the Senior Cost Accountant/Controller
- Determine and analyze the true cost of manufacturing each product
- Own product costing, inventory valuation, standard costing and variance analysis
- Develop and maintain the company’s financial financial reporting and P&L structure
- Partner with leadership on strategic planning and business growth initiatives
Qualifications of the Senior Cost Accountant/Controller:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field
- 5+ years of accounting or cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience with discrete part manufacturing and standard costing
- Advanced Excel skills
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