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Our client is hiring a Senior Plant Cost Accountant to join its finance team in Lake Forest, IL. This direct-hire opportunity is ideal for a mid-to-senior level cost accountant who enjoys partnering with plant leadership, digging into inventory and manufacturing variances, and improving profitability through actionable insights. The Senior Plant Cost Accountant will play a key role in month-end close, standard costing, and reporting, with exposure to ERP enhancements and cross-functional collaboration across Operations, Supply Chain, and Engineering. This is an exciting chance to step into a growth-oriented environment with meaningful impact.

What’s the job?

Oversee day-to-day inventory transaction activity and collaborate with Operations/Materials to troubleshoot and correct issues

Own inventory- and cost-related general ledger reconciliations, researching variances and driving items to resolution

Support month-end and year-end close by preparing journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and related variance analysis

Evaluate manufacturing variances (purchase price, material usage, labor, scrap) and surface drivers, trends, and recommendations

Build and maintain inventory reporting and cost dashboards, using financial models to support decision-making

Partner with cross-functional teams on new product introductions and engineering changes, validating product costs, BOMs, and routings

Maintain standard costs for purchased and manufactured items, including support for annual standard cost updates and revaluations

Coordinate and support physical inventory processes to ensure accurate inventory valuation and audit readiness

Assist with internal and external audit requests tied to inventory and cost accounting, ensuring documentation and support are complete

Review CAPEX requests and provide financial justification support (ROI, depreciation impact, capitalization policy alignment)

Track CIP activity and help facilitate timely capitalization of completed projects, including fixed asset tagging coordination

Deliver product-level profitability and margin insights (revenue, material/labor, overhead absorption) to help improve performance

Monitor slow-moving and obsolete inventory reporting and partner with Operations/Supply Chain on action plans and disposition strategy

Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, and longer-range planning by providing cost, inventory, and operational inputs

Participate in continuous improvement efforts and ad hoc projects as assigned

What’s needed?

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field

5+ years of manufacturing accounting, cost accounting, or financial analysis experience, including at least 3 years supporting manufacturing operations

Experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variances, and month-end close

ERP experience required; Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience preferred

Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, financial modeling, and dashboard development

Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and business partnering skills, with the ability to collaborate across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and leadership teams

CPA, CMA, or progress toward certification is a plus

Ability to work additional hours as needed during month-end close, physical inventories, annual planning, forecasting, and audit activities

Key Details

Compensation: $90,000–$100,000 base salary

Location: Lake Forest, IL

Work Model: Onsite

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today. We’re actively interviewing and excited to meet you.

Allee Struve

Lead Recruiter

#LI-AS6

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- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field - 5+ years of manufacturing accounting, cost accounting, or financial analysis experience, including at least 3 years supporting manufacturing operations - Experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, manufacturing variances, and month-end close - ERP experience required; Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience preferred - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, financial modeling, and dashboard development - Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and business partnering skills, with the ability to collaborate across Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and leadership teams - CPA, CMA, or progress toward certification is a plus - Ability to work additional hours as needed during month-end close, physical inventories, annual planning, forecasting, and audit activities

Key Details

- Compensation: $90,000–$100,000 base salary - Location: Lake Forest, IL - Work Model: Onsite - Benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance - Employment Type: Direct Hire

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today. We’re actively interviewing and excited to meet you.

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