Senior Cost Accountant

Elevate Your Career—Join Client's Team as a Senior Cost Accountant!Ready to maximize your impact and provide strategic financial guidance in a dynamic manufacturing environment? Robert Half is seeking a highly skilled Senior Cost Accountant to join our client's thriving Hamilton-based team. Partner with top-tier professionals, drive data-driven decision-making, and lead critical financial functions that enable operational excellence. Reporting directly to the Controller, this role empowers you to take ownership of vital processes and craft innovative solutions while contributing directly to growth and efficiency.Why This Opportunity Stands Out:Play a key role in optimizing plant performance through precise cost analyses and actionable reporting.Shape organizational strategy by delivering insights that guide leadership discussions.Showcase robust cross-functional collaboration skills while providing financial expertise across departments.Key Responsibilities:Act, analyze, and innovate—this role is designed for proactive professionals ready to lead and make an impact:Drive action in financial reporting by partnering with the finance team to deliver timely monthly reports and support audit preparations.Lead costing initiatives by maintaining, updating, and monitoring standard cost systems while identifying and resolving variances.Guide annual planning—support key rollups for costing and budgeting processes critical to long-term operational excellence.Analyze performance metrics such as monthly operating results, productivity deviations, and forecasts, recommending viable solutions to improve outcomes.Champion inventory management by overseeing variance analysis for annual physical inventories.Deliver results-oriented reporting—prepare weekly KPIs, deviation summaries, and ad-hoc analyses to drive informed decision-making.Innovate with technology—develop databases to streamline tracking of performance metrics.Commit to compliance by ensuring adherence to accounting standards and effective controls at all times.Skills & Qualifications:Your experience and expertise will fuel success in this role:Demonstrated leadership: Minimum of 3 years in cost accounting, cost analysis, or a similar role within the manufacturing sector.Technical expertise: Proven proficiency in standard cost accounting systems and advanced Excel functionality.Effective communicator: Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with senior leadership teams, head office personnel, and cross-functional departments.Operational experience: Mastery of month-end close processes and annual physical inventory analysis.Professional certification: CPA designation required for strategic contributions to financial planning and reporting.Take the Next Step in Your Career:Become a valued contributor to a team that champions performance, accountability, in-person collaboration and mentorship, and continuous improvement.What We're Looking For:We're seeking someone with a sharp eye for detail, an analytical mind for problem-solving, and a results-driven personality. You'll be joining a collaborative team ready to innovate, evolve, and achieve.- Strong knowledge and experience in Accounting Functions.- Proficiency in Standard Cost Accounting and Standard Cost System.- Strong communication skills as this role requires interaction with the Senior Leadership Team locally and at Head Office as well as with other departments onsite.- Strong Excel skills.- Prior experience in the Manufacturing Industry is mandatory.- Proven experience in the Month End Close process.- Experience in conducting Annual Physical Inventory.- CPA designation is required.Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.Robert Half works to put you in the best position to succeed. We provide access to top jobs, competitive compensation and benefits, and free online training. Stay on top of every opportunity - whenever you choose - even on the go. Download the Robert Half app and get 1-tap apply, notifications of AI-matched jobs, and much more.Questions? Call your local office at 1.888.490.5461. All applicants applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.Only job postings for jobs located in Quebec appear in French.© 2025 Robert Half. By clicking "Apply Now," you're agreeing to Robert Half's Terms of Use.

Location: Hamilton, Ontario, CA

Posted Date: 7/4/2025