Senior Costing Accountant

To perform product costing, manufacturing cost accounting, inventory valuation, and cost analysis while supporting accurate financial reporting, cost control, and informed operational decision-making in accordance with company policies and accounting standards. Own product costing activities for assigned manufacturing operations, ensuring the accuracy of standard costs, Bills of Materials (BOMs), routings, labor rates, and overhead allocations. Perform standard cost roll-ups and periodic cost reviews to ensure costing reflects current manufacturing conditions. Analyze actual manufacturing costs against standard costs and investigate cost variances. Review cost absorption, material usage, labor efficiency, scrap, rework, and production overheads to ensure accurate product costing. Support cost reduction initiatives by identifying opportunities to improve manufacturing efficiency and cost performance. Manage inventory valuation, work-in-progress (WIP), production order settlements, and manufacturing-related inventory accounting. Review material consumption, inventory movements, stock adjustments, and investigate abnormal inventory transactions. Support month-end and year-end closing activities related to manufacturing costs, inventory, cost centers, and production variances. Prepare manufacturing cost reports, inventory reconciliations, and financial analyses for management reporting. Perform detailed variance analysis for material, labor, overhead, purchase price, scrap, rework, and production efficiency. Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and manufacturing cost plans. Partner with production, warehouse, procurement, planning, engineering, and quality teams to improve cost visibility and operational performance.