Senior Cost Accountant at Aston Carter — NeverHard

Job DescriptionJob Description Job Title: Senior Cost Accountant Job Description This role supports the Plant Controller across operations with a strong emphasis on cost accounting, manufacturing variances, and operational partnership. The successful candidate will be hands-on in month-end close, deeply engaged with manufacturing operations, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment following a recent acquisition. This is a highly visible role that partners closely with Operations, Corporate Accounting, and Finance leadership and will contribute to forecasting, inventory optimization, and cost reduction initiatives. Responsibilities Execute core cost accounting activities, including manufacturing cost analysis, BOM costing, and cost roll-ups, and inventory and material variance analysis. Actively support month-end close, with a standard close completed in 3 days, focusing the first 3 days on entries and days 4–5 on analysis and commentary. Partner closely with Operations to support productivity, cost reduction, inventory turns, and variance reduction. Participate in operational discussions and act as “eyes and ears” for Finance. Support forecasting, budgeting, and operational reporting. Contribute to audit and year-end processes. Participate in earnings call preparation and exposure to investor-facing reporting. Assist with monthly close process, completing assigned responsibilities timely while maintaining support and documentation. Process journal entries and perform account reconciliations. Assist with budget, forecast, analysis, interdependent projects, and ad hoc requests. Review, investigate, and explain variances on a routine basis. Provide support for annual physical inventories, cycle counts, and inventory analysis. Conduct financial reporting and review and analyze business segments’ gross profit. Perform ad hoc financial analysis as needed to support business. Prepare analysis on high priority accounts, quarter/year-end packages, and audit requests. Identify control weaknesses and suggest process improvements to maintain effective controls over financial accounting and reporting. Support continuous improvement efforts and promote healthy, respectful communications. Create detailed process documentation, ensuring accounting implications of processes are clearly understood. Essential Skills Bachelor’s degree in Accounting. 5+ years of accounting experience with 2+ years in a Cost Accounting role within a manufacturing environment. Experience with journal entries, debits/credits, balance sheet and P&L understanding. Proficiency in month-end close processes including inventory reconciliations and departmental cost reviews. Experience in a multi-entity, multi-currency environment and supporting a mid-to-large organization ($100M+ revenue). Strong Excel skills including formulas, lookups, and pivot tables, and comfortable with large datasets. Experience with mid-to-large ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Dynamics 365. Additional Skills & Qualifications CPA designation (or in progress). Systems experience with SAP or BAAN. Working knowledge of US GAAP and SOX. Experience with MRP systems. Background in a similar industry (electronics manufacturer, energy systems provider / industrial services). FP&A exposure in budgeting and forecasting. Experience working in a publicly traded company Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Burnaby, BC. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $33.65 - $57.69/hr. Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Burnaby,BC. À propos d'Aston Carter AstonCarter fournit des solutions de talent de classe mondiale à des milliers de clients à travers le monde. Spécialisés dans la comptabilité, la finance, les ressources humaines, l’acquisition de talents, la chaîne d’approvisionnement et certaines professions administratives, nous étendons les capacités des entreprises à la pointe de l'industrie. Nous nous appuyons sur notre profonde expertise en matière de recrutement et sur notre réseau expansif pour répondre aux besoins évolutifs de nos clients et de notre communauté de talents avec agilité et excellence. Avec des bureaux aux États-Unis, au Canada, en Asie-Pacifique et en Europe, Aston Carter est au service d’un grand nombre d’entreprises du Fortune500. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir remporté le double diamant ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® pour notre service aux clients et aux talents. Aston Carter est un employeur souscrivant au principe de l’égalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de l’âge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut d’ancien combattant, d’un handicap, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi. Si vous souhaitez faire une demande d’accommodement raisonnable, tel que la modification ou l’ajustement du processus de demande d’emploi ou d’entrevue à cause d’un handicap, veuillez envoyer un courriel à astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com pour connaître d’autres options d’accommodement. Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco: Conformément à l’Ordonnance sur l’égalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels. Utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle (IA): Nous pouvons utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus d’embauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et l’évaluation des candidatures. L’IA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à l’aide d’outils d’IA. About Aston Carter Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com for other accommodation options. San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.