Senior Cost Accountant

Location: Canada - BC, Burnaby

Job Description Summary

Ready to channel your financial expertise into a meaningful, purpose-driven mission? STEMCELL Technologies, Canada's premier biotechnology company, is expanding and we are looking for a Senior Cost Accountant to join our financial team.

Positioned at the intersection of finance, operations, and innovation, you will lead robust cost modeling, elevate forecasting accuracy, and partner across interdisciplinary teams to power smart operational strategies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains cost estimates for products or projects in alignment with organizational processes and in consultation with relevant stakeholders
• Monitors and updates estimated and actual costs across the product or project lifecycle to reflect changes in scope, inputs, or assumptions
• Prepares and delivers costing reports and analysis, KPI dashboards and metrics to support budgeting, forecasting, and decision-making activities
• Identifies and communicates Financial risks, challenges, and improvement opportunities; recommends and implements solutions or escalates as appropriate
• Contributes in costing process improvement initiatives and supports continuous improvement efforts across teams and functions
• Knowledge and Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, paired with a CPA/CIMA designation or equivalent credential
• Minimum 6–10 years of relevant business or industry experience, with a solid understanding of product costing principles, methodologies, and tools
• Advanced analytical, mathematical, and computer literacy skills (spreadsheets, databases, presentations) with proven experience analyzing complex data, cost calculations, and cost models
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with a demonstrated ability to communicate, influence, and manage relationships across complex, interdisciplinary stakeholder groups
• Strong process, program, and project management capabilities with a results-oriented approach to problem-solving, quality delivery, and proactively raising business or compliance risks