Sr. Cost Accountant

Description We are looking for an experienced Sr. Cost Accountant to join our team in Fort Worth, Texas. This Contract-to-permanent position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic manufacturing environment by providing critical financial analysis and cost management expertise. The ideal candidate will play a key role in ensuring accurate inventory costing, analyzing operational expenses, and supporting leadership with actionable insights. Responsibilities: - Perform monthly financial closings, including account reconciliations, setting inventory reserves, and maintaining precise inventory costs at the item level. - Analyze and explain monthly cost variances against standard costs to ensure clarity in financial reporting. - Establish and manage standard costs for manufactured products, including detailed cost standards analysis. - Evaluate and recommend improvements to business processes to optimize costs and enhance profitability. - Conduct cost-volume-profit analysis to assess financial performance and advise leadership on strategic decisions. - Facilitate meetings with production teams to review labor, material, and overhead cost analyses. - Prepare weekly labor analysis reports for manufacturing operations. - Develop job cost estimates for new products and provide detailed financial projections. - Manage balance sheets, prepare audit reports, and present findings to leadership. - Collaborate with other accountants on capital expenditure planning and special projects. Requirements - Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Cost Accounting Analyst in a manufacturing setting. - Proven expertise in inventory management, including setting reserves and maintaining item-level accuracy. - Strong understanding of sales and operations planning, routing, raw materials, and finished goods costing. - Advanced financial analysis skills and proficiency in financial reporting tools, with preference for NetSuite experience. - Exceptional Excel skills, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, and data visualization. - Solid knowledge of accounting principles, financial regulations, and organizational accounting concepts. - Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field is required. - Effective communication skills and the ability to interact across multiple organizational levels. Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles. Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app (and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more. All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit for more information. © 2025 Robert Half. An Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans. By clicking "Apply Now," you're agreeing to Robert Half's Terms of Use (.

Created: 2025-09-27