Senior Cost Accountant

Job DetailsJob Location: Green Circle Growers Inc - OBERLIN, OH 44074 Green Circle Growers was founded in 1968 by John van Wingerden. With just a few acres, Green Circle Growers began selling to other companies like variety stores, lumber yards, hardware stores, and grocery stores. Today, Green Circle Growers is still owned and operated by the van Wingerden family and has grown to over 170 acres of indoor growing space. Our state-of-the-art greenhouses offer many different environments to keep up with the demanding mix of products that today’s market expects. We now provide plants to regional and national stores across the United States and Canada. We are able to market and offer broad products to mass merchants, as well as to growers. The retail market expects the full line of annuals in flats, containers, and baskets. The grower line produces pre-finished containers, plugs, and liners. POSITION OVERVIEW: The Senior Cost Accountant will lead the development and execution of cost models in a fast-paced and seasonal business environment.  This role requires a “hands-on keyboard” contributor who can build, iterate, and maintain dynamic cost models that adapt to seasonal fluctuations, volume variability, and changing input costs.  This role is a key part in driving profitability by delivering timely, accurate cost insights that inform pricing, production planning, and operational decisions during critical peak seasons.   JOB DUTIES: Own the end-to-end development and maintenance of detailed cost models (product, crop, or SKU depending on business) Build and continuously refine dynamic models that account for seasonality, yield variability, labor swings, and input cost changes Perform deep hands-on analysis in Excel and/or BI tools — this is a build-and-do role, not just review Facilitate strong cross-functional collaboration for aligning inputs, cost of growth activities, and scaling up – this will involve partnering closely with operations, marketing, production, and procurement to gather real-time inputs and validate assumptions Leverage the standard cost against selling price to facilitate by customer profitability analysis Build or modify the current cost calculator utilized by sales to align with the revised costing model Lead Sales discussions based on the outcomes of cost analysis Lead standard cost development and updates tied to seasonal cycles Deliver rapid-turn analysis during peak seasons to support pricing, capacity, and margin decisions Analyze variances (plan vs. actual, seasonal forecast vs. outcome) and clearly communicate drivers Support forecasting and scenario modeling (best/worst case, yield impacts, cost volatility) QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field 5–10+ years of progressive cost accounting or finance experience, ideally in seasonal, agricultural, manufacturing, or production-based environments Proven experience building complex, driver-based cost models from scratch including the following elements: Designing, building, and maintaining robust cost models for products, services, and operations Analyzing material, labor, and overhead costs to determine accurate product costing Partnering with operations, marketing, procurement, and finance teams to validate cost assumptions and inputs Advanced Excel skills required (financial modeling, large datasets, scenario analysis) Ability to reach an end point for a project that could be on-going Experience working with ERP systems and imperfect/real-world data Strong understanding of standard costing, inventory, and variance analysis Ability to operate with urgency and flexibility during peak seasons PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT & REQUIREMENTS: Climate-controlled office or home office environment Continuously requires vision, hearing, twisting, and talking Frequently requires sitting, standing, fine dexterity, and handling Occasionally requires walking, climbing stairs, lifting (up to 20lbs), carrying, reaching, kneeling, pushing/pulling, bending, and crouching Rarely requires climbing Qualifications