Sr Cost Accountant

About the role

The Senior Cost Accountant will play a key role in inventory and cost accounting in a dynamic medical device manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a data-intensive setting, enjoys solving complex reconciliation challenges, and can build scalable tools and processes to improve visibility into cost and margins.

Responsibilities

• Own and continuously improve inventory accounting processes, including reconciliation of perpetual inventory to the general ledger across raw materials, WIP, finished goods, and field inventory
• Lead efforts to resolve inventory discrepancies and implement sustainable process improvements to ensure ongoing accuracy and control
• Develop, maintain, and enhance standard costing, including annual cost rolls, BOM and routing validation, and overhead rate updates
• Build and scale robust Excel-based models and schedules to support cost accounting, inventory tracking, and variance analysis (handling large datasets and improving automation where possible)
• Deliver clear, actionable variance analysis (purchase price, usage, manufacturing, and absorption variances), with insights into root causes and business impact
• Partner closely with Production Planning and Supply Chain to improve cost visibility, understand operational drivers, and support decision-making
• Support month-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and work order close reviews
• Maintain and optimize cost accounting and inventory-related data within QAD; identify opportunities to improve data integrity and system utilization
• Support cycle counts and physical inventory processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment (medical device or highly regulated industry preferred)
• Strong understanding of standard costing, inventory accounting, and variance analysis
• Experience working cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, or manufacturing teams
• Experience with ERP systems (QAD strongly preferred)
• Advanced Excel skills required, including: - Complex formulas (e.g., INDEX/MATCH, SUMIFS)
• Ability to manage and analyze large datasets (100k+ rows)
• Building structured, scalable, and well-documented models
• Experience with Power BI or Tableau is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and implement practical solutions
• High level of ownership and accountability
• Able to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment with competing priorities
• Clear and effective communicator, able to translate financial data for non-finance partners
• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and process discipline

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with a strong focus on accuracy and process discipline

Skills

• Advanced Excel skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Ownership and accountability
• Effective communication

Benefits

Employee Benefits include a stake in our collective success with stock options, bonus, competitive salaries, a 401k plan, health benefits, generous PTO, and a parental leave program.

Pay

Salary Range: $108,000 - 118,000 annually

Schedule

This position is on-site, full-time