Finance

Hybrid Sr. Cost Accountant

EDI Specialists, Inc.Wyomissing, PA🇺🇸United States

Why this role stands out

This high-impact role at EDI Specialists, Inc. offers you the perfect platform to elevate your career by leading cost accounting operations across multiple manufacturing facilities while enjoying the professional flexibility of a hybrid work schedule. You will thrive in this position if you are a detail-oriented finance professional who enjoys driving process standardization and collaborating with operations leadership to influence corporate strategy. Apply today to take the next step in your professional journey and play a pivotal role in the financial success of a growing company.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior

Work modeHybrid

LocationWyomissing, PA, United States

Microsoft ExcelBudgetingCPAERPCost AccountingFinancial ReportingVariance AnalysisData Analysis

Job description

Position Summary:
The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for overseeing cost accounting operations across multiple U.S. manufacturing locations while supporting corporate-level cost accounting, reporting, and analysis. This role partners closely with plant managers, operations leaders, and the corporate finance team to ensure accurate standard costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis across all sites. The ideal candidate combines strong technical cost accounting expertise with the ability to standardize processes, drive consistency across locations, and support corporate consolidation, budgeting, and financial reporting needs.
Essential Job Functions:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Lead standard costing processes (labor, material, and overhead) across multiple manufacturing facilities, ensuring consistency and accuracy in cost roll-ups
Assist with corporate-level cost accounting projects, including system implementations, policy development, and internal control enhancements
Analyze and report on manufacturing variances (purchase price, usage, labor efficiency, and overhead absorption) by location, identifying trends and root causes
Partner with plant-level finance and operations teams to review inventory valuation, cycle count results, and scrap/obsolescence reserves
Consolidate and analyze cost data across locations for corporate management reporting
Identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement through data analysis and cross-site benchmarking
Support external and internal audits by providing cost accounting documentation and analysis
Travel to manufacturing sites as needed to support cost accounting initiatives and process standardization
Ad Hoc Analysis and Projects

Qualifications:
The qualifications listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or CMA preferred)
5+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment; multi-site experience strongly preferred
Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variance analysis
Proficiency with ERP systems (Infor Syteline a plus) and advanced Excel skills
Excellent analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills