Senior Cost Accountant

Company: Kelly Services
Location: Mesa
Posted on: July 5, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description Looking to make your next career move? Kelly Services is hiring for a Senior Cost Accountant in Mesa, AZ! Join a leading global manufacturer renowned for its expertise across multiple specialized industries—an excellent opportunity to become part of a dynamic and innovative team. /n/n /n/t - Direct hire, permanent role/n/t - Salary: $90,000-$105,000/n/t - Onsite in Mesa, AZ. May be opportunity for hybrid schedule down the road/n /n/n Responsibilities: /n/n /n/t - Participate in month-end closing including analyzing purchase price and order variances./n/t - Work with operations to resolve any identified errors./n/t - Prepare and input Journal Entries./n/t - Analyze inventory accounting and COGS to ensure accurate reporting of financial data./n/t - Maintain the integrity and accuracy of product cost data./n/t - Update /Review standard costs including BOMs and Routings./n/t - Will work with plant operations and engineering to update and maintain routings./n/t - Work with purchasing on obtaining new material and packaging costs and input into SAP./n/t - Estimate standard costs for new products/n/t - Assist in Inventory Management/n/t - Assist with the accounting analyst and inventory team on conducting and reviewing cycle count/physical inventories./n/t - Work with the materials review board to ensure proper reserves for obsolete inventory/n/t - Reconcile inventory to general ledger./n/t - Assist in Capital Management/n/t - Track capital spending and report on variance to budget and midterm plan/n/t - Manage record keeping for capital projects from approval to close including transfers from CIP to final asset in SAP./n/t - Retire assets in SAP as required./n/t - Conduct asset inventory audit./n/t - Prepare balance sheet account reconciliations/n/t - Manage open items to resolution/n/t - Participate in the budgeting and forecasting process/n/t - Annual standard cost development including a review of BOM’s, routing and materials costs./n/t - Preparation of Labor and Overhead rates for the various business areas/n/t - Local site spending budgets and proper allocation of spending to the business units/n/t - Assist in documenting procedures as needed./n /n/n Requirements: /n/n /n/t - Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required/n/t - Proficient in Microsoft Excel and SAP/n/t - Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills/n/t - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills/n/t - 3-5 years of experience in cost accounting, must have experience in the manufacturing industry/n /n/n /n/n If you are interested in this opportunity and meet the above qualifications, apply to this posting today for immediate consideration! /n /n /n /nP1 CB /n/t/t/t/t /n/t/t/t/t/t/n/t/t/t/t /n/t/t/t/t /n/t/t/t/tAs part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community. With Kelly®, it all adds up. You’re looking to keep your career moving onward and upward, and we’re here to help you do just that. Our financial staffing experts connect you with top companies for opportunities where you can learn, grow, and thrive. Jobs that fit your skills and experience, and most importantly, fit right on your path of where you want to go in your career. /n/t/t/t /n/t/t/t /n/t/t/t/t /n/t/t/t/t/t/n/t/t/t/t /n/t/t/t/t /n/t/t/t/t About Kelly Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year. Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. /n/t/t/t /n/t/t/t

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