SENIOR COST ACCOUNTANT I

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Kansas City, MO, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Other
The Role
Responsible for cost accounting across manufacturing sites, including monthly financial reporting, standard costing, variance analysis, inventory reconciliation, audits, management reporting, and production performance analysis. The role partners with accounting leadership and plant operations to improve costing accuracy, support capacity business cases, and provide financial insights on labor, materials, overhead, quality, scrap, and other manufacturing KPIs.
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EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. EXCITING POSSIBILITIES. GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

Custom Truck One Source has changed the way the industry looks at specialized truck and heavy equipment solutions. With sales, rentals, aftermarket parts and service, equipment customization, remanufacturing, financing solutions, and asset disposal, our team of experts, vast equipment breadth and integrated network of locations across North America offer superior service and unmatched efficiency for our customers. Your success is what's next with Custom Truck One Source.

Position Summary

The position of Senior Cost Accountant will have responsibility around the Accounting function specific to our established Manufacturing division. This Accounting position will have responsibility assisting with the development and communication of management reporting, standard costing methodologies, and a deep-dive understanding of the division’s performance. As the Senior Cost Accountant, you will work closely with the accounting leadership and plant operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Ensuring the monthly financials for each of the manufacturing and production sites are timely and accurately depicted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
  • Helping maintain the standard costing model for each manufacturing product line and assist on improvements for more accurate costing.
  • Support internal and external financial and process audits.
  • Analyzing actual manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs, working with the management team on adjustments needed to the standard cost model
  • Annual physical count and reconciliation of parts and work-in-progress inventories.
  • Assist with the development of business cases around enhancements to production capacity
  • Ability to accurately prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports
  • Providing the management team with monthly management reporting on site performance including but not limited to units produced, raw materials, direct labor, direct parts, burden/overhead, specific shop performance, warranty/quality, scrap/waste and other key performance indicators

 

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Minimum of 5 years of general and/or cost accounting, preferably in a Manufacturing Environment
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
  • Must have excellent analytical skills
  • Sound understanding of accounting principles
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel
  • Experience with continuous improvement around undefined processes
  • Strong quantitative and analytical competency
  • Good organizational and time management skills
  • Familiarity of Sarbanes Oxley
  • Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
  • Positive attitude and works well with a team

 

Working Conditions

  • Occasional job activities in the plant environment (inventory audits, BOM reviews).
  • Minimal travel up to 5% of the time including overnight stays.

 

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

 

BENEFITS

  • 401(k) with Employer Match
  • Competitive Health Care
  • Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
  • Paid Vacation, Sick and Holidays
  • STD/ LTD
  • Partner Discounts
  • Investment in Employee Development

 

Custom Truck One Source is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Skills Required

  • Minimum of 5 years of general and/or cost accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Sound understanding of accounting principles
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel
  • Experience with continuous improvement around undefined processes
  • Strong quantitative and analytical competency
  • Good organizational and time management skills
  • Familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley
  • Excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work well with a team

Custom Truck One Source Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Custom Truck One Source and has not been reviewed or approved by Custom Truck One Source.

  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as solid within a fairly comprehensive package, including medical plans, mental-health resources, and supplemental protections. This breadth helps the overall offer feel competitive for many roles.
  • Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer matching is commonly included as part of the core offering. This employer-supported savings element elevates total compensation beyond base pay.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation/PTO structures and paid sick leave are noted as positives in some locations. Occasional flexibility and site-specific perks further round out time-off and convenience benefits.

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The Company
HQ: Kansas City, Missouri
1,184 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

Custom Truck One Source is the first true single-source provider of specialized truck and heavy equipment solutions. With sales, rentals, aftermarket parts and service, equipment customization, remanufacturing, financing solutions, and asset disposal, our team of experts, vast equipment breadth and integrated network of locations across North America offer superior service and unmatched efficiency for our customers.

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