Cost Accountant

About This Role

Working closely with both accounting and operational leadership, the Cost Accountant will play a key role in understanding and improving manufacturing costs for a well-established manufacturing organization. This position offers significant exposure to plant operations, inventory, product costing, and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and review product costing and inventory information to ensure accuracy
• Analyze manufacturing costs and identify key drivers behind variances
• Review labor, overhead, material usage, yield, and production variances
• Compare actual manufacturing results against budgets and expected costs
• Investigate discrepancies between operational activity and financial results
• Assist with general ledger reconciliations and resolve accounting discrepancies
• Partner with plant and operations leadership to explain financial results and cost trends
• Prepare and present recurring cost and variance reports to management
• Support month-end close activities related to inventory and manufacturing costs
• Serve as a financial resource to operations by answering questions and helping identify opportunities for improved cost control
• Contribute to ongoing process improvements within the accounting and manufacturing environment

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• 2+ years of experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of inventory, manufacturing costs, and financial analysis
• Experience analyzing labor, overhead, material, yield, or production variances
• Excel and analytical skills