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This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with numbers, understanding cost drivers, and transforming financial data into meaningful insights that support strategic business decisions.\nReporting to the Cost Accounting Supervisor, you will play a key role in supporting month-end and quarter-end close activities for the reporting unit while partnering with cross-functional teams across the organization. This is a hybrid position and requires regular onsite presence.\n Responsibilities / What You'll Do\nActively participate in assigned accounting activities and month-end close processes in accordance with US GAAP.\nPerform assigned accounting tasks and provide ad hoc analyses, reports, and support as needed.\nPrepare month-end journal entries, general ledger account analyses, and balance sheet reconciliations using BlackLine.\nPartner with Operations and other departments to support: \no Inventory cycle count reporting\no Year-end fixed asset verification\no Work-in-progress (WIP) audits\no Sheet-to-floor inventory verification activities\nAssist in identifying and resolving issues that could impact the timely completion of month-end close activities, escalating concerns promptly to the Cost Accounting Supervisor.\nIdentify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce costs, strengthen financial controls, and enhance accounting processes.\nMaintain compliance with corporate accounting policies and procedures within assigned areas of responsibility.\nEnsure adherence to all SOX compliance requirements and internal controls.\nComplete quarterly reporting requirements, including Site Analytics and other assigned reporting activities.\n Required Qualifications\nBachelor's degree (BS or BA) in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.\nMinimum of 3 years of relevant accounting experience.\nPreferred Experience & Skills\nExperience in cost accounting, manufacturing accounting, or a related accounting function.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.\n Excellent attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and quality.\nProven ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders across multiple functions.\nAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the broader Microsoft Office suite.\nExperience working with ERP and accounting systems; SAP experience is an asset.\nSelf-motivated and proactive, with a hands-on approach and a willingness to take ownership of responsibilities.\nStrong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2661,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Manufacturing","Energy Efficiency","Industrial Machinery"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-28T19:35:07Z"}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":20,"reasons":["conf:22","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-01T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/flowserve-cost-accountant","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/flowserve-cost-accountant.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-01T09:46:10Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":508,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":4492,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-02T00:00:00Z"}}}