Senior Cost Accountant (UA)

About us:

We are an international defense startup, rapidly expanding to support the Ukrainian national needs. As a startup, we operate in a highly flexible environment where agility, adaptability, and a hands-on approach are critical for success.

Position Overview:

The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing the organization's cost accounting framework. This role supports product costing, inventory accounting, and cost analysis within a manufacturing environment. The Senior Cost Accountant partners with Finance, Production, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Warehouse teams to maintain accurate cost data, support operational decision-making, and improve financial visibility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement a standard costing system, including defining and maintaining production costs for materials, labor, and overhead to support accurate product costing and margin analysis

• Lead the configuration and implementation of costing modules within the ERP system (Odoo), ensuring procurement, manufacturing, and inventory workflows integrate accurately with the general ledger

• Partner with Supply Chain and Procurement to support accounting for multi-currency transactions, international logistics, import/export duties, and cross-border vendor activity

• Perform actual-to-standard cost variance analysis and provide reporting to support operational and financial decision-making

• Maintain accurate accounting records for raw materials, electronic components, work-in-progress (WIP), and finished goods inventory

• Lead physical inventory counts and cycle count activities to support inventory accuracy

• Review and validate Bills of Materials (BOMs) and evaluate the cost impact of engineering and production changes

• Prepare monthly cost accounting reports, inventory reports, and variance analyses

• Support month-end close activities related to inventory and manufacturing accounting

• Ensure compliance with Ukrainian Accounting Standards (UAS) and U.S. GAAP, including maintaining documentation to support audit requirements

• Identify opportunities to improve and automate cost accounting and inventory control processes
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or a related field

• 5+ years of experience in cost accounting, including experience developing or implementing cost accounting structures within a manufacturing environment

• Experience implementing or configuring ERP costing modules, such as Odoo, SAP, NetSuite, or similar ERP systems

• Strong knowledge of production costing and inventory accounting principles

• Experience supporting multi-currency transactions, international logistics accounting, and cross-border vendor accounting

• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and strong analytical abilities

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Working knowledge of both Ukrainian Accounting Standards (UAS) and U.S. GAAP

• English proficiency sufficient to work with documentation and communicate across cross-functional teams

• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools and the ability to leverage them to improve productivity and workflow efficiency while ensuring the accuracy, quality, and confidentiality of work products

We Offer

• Full-time position & official employment

• Competitive salary (determined individually based on experience and interview results.)

• Paid vacation and sick leave according to Ukrainian legislation

• Medical insurance

• Hybrid (Kyiv preferred. Remote within Ukraine is possible; availability for business travel to Kyiv is required)

• Reservation from mobilization

• Friendly and people-oriented team culture

• Have opportunities to work on an innovative and impactful product