Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant

Dallas, TX – 4 days onsite (WFH Fridays) | Travel to Houston 1x / month (2–4 days, all expenses covered)

Compensation : $100K–120K base + 14% target bonus

One of Vaco’s manufacturing / distribution partners is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant to join their Dallas office. This role will oversee standard costing across multiple facilities, support 5 distribution centers, and play a key role in driving process improvements, analytics, and financial insights.

This is a highly visible role reporting to the Finance Manager and working closely with the Director of Finance & Analysis. The position offers exposure to manufacturing operations, significant growth potential into broader finance responsibilities, and flexibility with work-from-home Fridays.

Key Responsibilities :

• Maintain and update standard costs for manufactured and purchased products across multiple sites.

Analyze cost components, manufacturing variances, and inventory valuations to ensure accuracy in ERP.

Prepare and review journal entries, reconciliations, and related cost accounting schedules.

Support month-end close, inventory reporting, and variance analysis.

Partner with finance leadership to drive process improvements and implement best practices in cost accounting.

Provide financial analysis to support business decisions, new product costing, and operational efficiency.

Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, and leadership on costing matters. Qualifications and Skills :

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or CMA preferred, not required).

5–8+ years of progressive accounting experience, with at least 3+ years in cost / manufacturing accounting.

Experience in a manufacturing environment operating with standard cost of products required.

Strong understanding of cost components (material, labor, overhead, variances) and product costing methodologies.

ERP experience required; JD Edwards preferred.

Exposure to analytics and BI tools strongly preferred.

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and proactive; able to manage multiple priorities and drive efficiency.

Strong interpersonal and communication skills; able to partner effectively across teams.

Vaco provides expert consulting, permanent placement, executive search, managed services, and strategic staffing solutions for companies around the world, in the areas of accounting, finance, technology, healthcare, operations and more. As a premier talent solutions firm, Vaco connects people to their dream jobs and helps leading companies find talent to grow their business.

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