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The successful candidate will come from a strong manufacturing background (food processing preferred) with a deep understanding of cost drivers, manufacturing processes and key performance metrics along with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with different departments across the business.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nAnalyze production results against standard expectations and explain cost variances, including purchase price variances and production variances.\nPrepare and distribute daily, weekly and monthly KPI, inventory and variance reports in a timely manner.\nReconcile and balance inventory on hand, working with other departments to address differences.\nMaintain inventory control by assisting with inventory counts, monitoring inventory adjustments, disposals and scrap and analyzing inventory variances, taking corrective action where necessary.\nMaintain and oversee all inventory costs, including purchased item cost updates and bill of material (BOM) and routing setup and maintenance.\nOversee management of ERP settings and master data that impact inventory costs and reporting.\nPerform month end procedures through collaboration with local and head office teams to ensure proper reporting and valuation of inventory.\nSupport continuous improvement efforts by analyzing current performance and the cost sensitivity of alternative processes and/or inputs.\nProvide support to other team members in the estimation of costs for new products.\nAssist in the monitoring of R&D projects and activities through the compilation of relevant costs.\nSupport the annual budget and regular forecasting initiatives.\nIdentify and recommend opportunities for improved cost control and cost reduction.\nContinually evaluate processes and procedures for opportunities to drive efficiencies and improve decisions.\nDevelop and maintain documentation for system and operational users.\nOther job duties as required.\nREQUIREMENTS:\nCPA designation.\n3+ years of cost accounting experience required, with a multi-site, multi-sku manufacturing and/or food processing background preferred.\nStrong working knowledge of and experience with ERP systems, more specifically with bills of material (BOM), routings and MRP concepts.\nExperience working in both actual and standard cost manufacturing environments is considered an asset.\nIntermediate computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams.\nStrong communication skills, verbal and written.\nTeam player with exceptional ability to establish and maintain quality relationships.\nDemonstrated ability to multitask and manage multiple projects concurrently.\nStrong work ethic and a demonstrated ability to deliver results within agreed to timelines.\nHigh attention to detail.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2911,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Food & Beverages","Content Management Systems (CMS)","Meat & Poultry"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-22T19:40:52Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":4,"expected_fill_days":34,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-23T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":74832,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sunrise-farms-cost-accountant","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sunrise-farms-cost-accountant.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-23T19:39:42Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}