Sr. Cost Accountant
Senior Cost Accountant – Reading, PA
Hours are 8 am – 5 pm Monday through Friday
The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for overseeing cost accounting operations across multiple U.S. manufacturing locations while supporting corporate-level cost accounting, reporting, and analysis. This role partners closely with plant managers, operations leaders, and the corporate finance team to ensure accurate standard costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing variance analysis across all sites. The ideal candidate combines strong technical cost accounting expertise with the ability to standardize processes, drive consistency across locations, and support corporate consolidation, budgeting, and financial reporting needs. Employee may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Essential Responsibilities:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Lead standard costing processes (labor, material, and overhead) across multiple manufacturing facilities, ensuring consistency and accuracy in cost roll-ups
• Assist with corporate-level cost accounting projects, including system implementations, policy development, and internal control enhancements
• Analyze and report on manufacturing variances (purchase price, usage, labor efficiency, and overhead absorption) by location, identifying trends and root causes
• Partner with plant-level finance and operations teams to review inventory valuation, cycle count results, and scrap/obsolescence reserves
• Consolidate and analyze cost data across locations for corporate management reporting
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement through data analysis and cross-site benchmarking
• Support external and internal audits by providing cost accounting documentation and analysis
• Travel to manufacturing sites as needed to support cost accounting initiatives and process standardization
• Ad Hoc Analysis and Projects
Essential Skills:
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or CMA preferred)
• 5+ years of progressive cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment; multi-site experience strongly preferred
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variance analysis
• Proficiency with ERP systems (Infor Syteline a plus) and advanced Excel skills
• Excellent analytical, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Brentwood offers professional growth potential, pleasant work environment, and an excellent wage and benefits package including 401K w/employer match. Brentwood Industries, Inc., provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
At Brentwood, we have a passion for both our products and our people. Our goal as an employer is to help you excel as an individual and as part of a team by providing you with a satisfying, motivating and stimulating work experience. The varied nature of the environment at Brentwood allows you to work alongside industry professionals on a wide range of projects, contributing your knowledge and strengths to develop innovative, market-driven solutions.
Plastics Manufacturing
Accounting/Auditing and Finance
Full-time