What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cost Accountant position at Bruker?
Senior Cost Accountant
Job Locations US-Remote
2025-17438
Job Function
Accounting, Finance, Controlling
Overview
As one of the world's leading analytical instrumentation companies, Bruker covers a broad spectrum of advanced solutions in all fields of research and development. All our systems and instruments are designed to improve safety of products, accelerate time-to-market and support industries in successfully enhancing quality of life. We've been driving innovation in analytical instrumentation for 60 years now. Today, worldwide more than 8,500 employees are working on this permanent challenge, at over 90 locations on all continents.
Responsibilities
New opportunity for a Sr. Cost Accountant to join the Bruker Nano Finance Team.
Ensure accuracy of cost and inventory accounting systems.
- Ensure accuracy of standard costs, including material, labor, and overhead rates.
- Responsible for the inventory and warranty reserves.
- Ensure accuracy of all account reconciliations of inventory accounts.
- Review and analyze monthly reports for PPV, revaluation, and other miscellaneous COGS transactions.
- Review and prepare monthly journals relating to COGS and Inventory.
- Review, analyze, and coordinate the issuance of reports including Monthly Manufacturing Variances.
- Maintain a robust manufacturing internal control system and overall controls environment.
- Support and assist Manufacturing Team and Business Unit Controllers across sites on manufacturing transactions, labor rates, and associated costs to ensure they're recorded accurately, timely, and in accordance with policy.
- Various ad-hoc projects as needed.
- Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications
Bruker is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
Bruker Corporation offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k), paid vacation, holidays, and tuition assistance.
Certain positions at Bruker require compliance with export control laws and as a result, all interviewed candidates for all positions will be screened pre-interview to determine their eligibility in light of export control restrictions.
Bruker is a federal contractor and subject to Executive Order 14042. Under Executive Order 14042, all employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (with limited exceptions for those employees who are unable to be vaccinated due to a medical condition or a sincerely held religious belief). You will need to provide proof of vaccination by submitting a copy of your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card to Bruker, or obtain a religious or medical exemption, as a condition of employment.