Senior Cost Accountant

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Coquitlam, BC, CAN
In-Office
75K-100K Annually
Senior level
Pharmaceutical • Manufacturing
The Role
Oversee company-wide costing systems and product costs, including material, labor, and overhead allocation. Prepare cost-per-unit and variance reports, review manufacturing plant financial statements, update global costs, verify transfer pricing, and support costing-related system integration projects. The role requires strong cost accounting, manufacturing, inventory, ERP/MRP, Excel, Power BI, and Power Query expertise, along with a relevant bachelor’s degree and CPA or CMA certification progress.
Summary Generated by Built In

The Senior Cost Accountant oversees the costing systems and all product costs throughout the company.

 

Permanent Full-Time (40 hours)

Monday to Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm (flexible); Hybrid

 

In this role, you will:

  • Oversee the costing systems to ensure that material, labor, and overhead are allocated properly to products
  • Prepare Cost per Unit (CPU) reports to support the manufacturing plants and provide recommendations to improve efficiencies and ways to lower costs
  • Review the monthly financial statements of the manufacturing plants and analyze the monthly variance reports to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the results
  • Perform quarterly global cost updates for all stock codes in all companies
  • Analyze and ensure that the transfer prices for all finished goods stock codes correspond to the company’s transfer pricing policy
  • Oversee costing related and/or system integration projects by analyzing the impact on the system

 

You have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, or another relevant field
  • Certifications: CPA, CMA (or actively working towards certification) 
  • Experience in a finance or accounting role (5+ years)
  • Strong understanding of GAAP and ASPE
  • Solid understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory and cost accounting
  • Prior experience with MRP and ERP Accounting Systems, Financial reporting systems
  • Strong understanding of bills of material (BOM) and bills of operations (BOO)
  • Strong MS Excel skills (V-lookups, H-lookups, Pivot tables) including experience in manipulating large databases using Power BI, Power Query
  • Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) (an asset)

 

You get:

  • Great benefits (healthcare, health & personal spending accounts, wellness days, Employee & Family Assistance Program)
  • Company provided RRSP
  • Loyalty share program (based on service length)
  • $300.00 per year to spend on company products
  • Employee discount pricing
  • Employee appreciation events & rewards
  • Free onsite parking
  • Bus pass reimbursement
  • Exclusive discounts with various vendors
  • Employee wellness sessions

 

Why us?

 

  • We’re much bigger than you think, 30+ natural health brands loved across North America
  • Proudly Canadian owned & operated

Learn more about us here: https://ca.naturalfactors.com/pages/our-nature

 

This position is open to all qualified applicants who are legally entitled to work in the country in which this job is located. Only electronic applications can be accepted. This position will close when a competitive candidate pool has been identified. We thank you all for your applications and a member of our team will contact you soon. All the best!
All Internal applicants will be given priority for consideration for the first five business days that this position is posted. After that five days, Internal applicants will be considered along with all other applicants; however, are guaranteed at minimum a call from the Talent Acquisition team.

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce, or a relevant field
  • CPA or CMA certification, or actively working toward certification
  • 5+ years of experience in a finance or accounting role
  • Strong understanding of GAAP and ASPE
  • Understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory accounting, and cost accounting
  • Experience with MRP, ERP accounting, and financial reporting systems
  • Strong understanding of bills of material and bills of operations
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, HLOOKUPs, and pivot tables
  • Experience manipulating large databases using Power BI and Power Query
  • Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM)
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The Company
HQ: Coquitlam
129 Employees
Year Founded: 1967

What We Do

Factors Group of Nutritional Companies is a Canadian wellness enterprise focused on researching, developing, manufacturing, and distributing natural health products. Primarily operating under the Natural Factors brand, it produces vitamins, minerals, herbal remedies, extracts, and specialty nutritional supplements. The family-owned company serves consumers across North America and Australia, combining product development with large-scale manufacturing and distribution of tested, trusted health-building products.

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