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Senior Cost Accountant

Senior Cost Accountant

Vaco by HighspringLancaster, TX, US
28 days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

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.

Please let us know if we can help you with this, or another role, for your next step in your career!

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

EEO Notice

Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.

Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and / or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal .

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

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  • Pay Transparency Notice

    Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to :

  • the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
  • licensure and certification requirements;
  • office location and other geographic considerations;
  • other business and organizational needs.
  • With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.

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