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Interim Senior Cost Accountant
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What they do
An Accountant organizes and maintains financial records and prepares financial statements for companies and organizations. Works as a public accountant (prepares financial documents where public disclosure is required by law, such as business balance sheets and tax returns), management accountant (prepares financial information for internal use by a company) or government accountant (maintains records for government agencies).
$79,746 / year median in Illinois
-16% projected decline
Job Description
Interim Senior Cost Accountant at Brilliant® Interim Senior Cost Accountant at Brilliant® in Oak Park, Illinois Posted in about 12 hours ago.
Type:
full-time A manufacturing client of ours near Chicago, IL is seeking a contract Senior Cost Accountant (
Hybrid Role:
2-3 days in office). Standard costing and manufacturing experience required.
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Review and analyze standard costing Assess labor and overhead absorption / under-absorption Analyze BOMs, routings, work centers, and costing inputs Evaluate whether current costs appropriately reflect labor, overhead, material, and freight Support SKU / product family margin analysis Help normalize comparability issues across acquired businesses / legacy ERP treatment Identify gaps in current costing logic and recommend corrections Support management with practical analysis tied to pricing and profitability decisions
MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance or related field (required) Cost accounting experience in manufacturing environment (required). Experience with standard cost environments Comfortable working through plant / ops cost analysis Able to review BOMs, labor standards, overhead pools, and absorption methodology Experience in businesses with a mix of made-to-stock / standard products and more customized or job-shop style environments is a plus Able to work independently and move quickly with limited hand-holding Strong Excel skills required; ERP experience in manufacturing environments preferred If you, or someone you know, is interested please apply today!