Senior Cost Accountant
Creative Financial Staffing
Warrendale, PA · Posted October 20, 2026
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SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT
Looking for a cost accounting role where your analysis directly influences manufacturing performance and profitability? This opportunity offers strong operational exposure and the chance to partner across the business while owning key cost and inventory accounting processes.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out:
High-impact role with direct visibility to Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance leadership
Opportunity to influence cost reduction, profitability, and operational decision-making
Hands-on ownership of costing, inventory, manufacturing variances, and operational reporting
Exposure to SAP and opportunities to improve reporting, systems, and processes
Join a well-established manufacturing organization in the Greater Pittsburgh area
Target Compensation: $95,000 – $110,000
Key Responsibilities for the Senior Cost Accountant:
Manage and analyze standard costs, BOMs, routings, product costing, and manufacturing cost structures
Analyze material, labor, overhead, scrap, yield, and production variances to identify trends and improvement opportunities
Oversee inventory valuation, reserves, reconciliations, cycle counts, and physical inventory processes
Support month-end close, forecasting, budgeting, profitability analysis, and operational financial reporting
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Finance on cost savings, productivity initiatives, and business decisions
Qualifications for the Senior Cost Accountant:
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
5+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment preferred
Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variances, and financial controls
Manufacturing ERP experience, with SAP and SAP S/4HANA strongly preferred; intermediate to advanced Excel skills
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