Cost Accountant

About This Role

The Cost Accountant will gain direct exposure to executive leadership and play an active role in supporting strategic business decisions. This role makes a measurable impact on profitability through cost analysis, forecasting, and margin enhancement initiatives, building strong partnerships across multiple business functions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted business partner by analyzing costs, margins, and operational performance to drive informed decision-making
• Deliver meaningful financial insights through variance analysis and reporting that help identify opportunities and risks
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes while contributing to initiatives that improve efficiency and profitability
• Develop expertise in inventory and cost accounting through hands-on ownership of valuation, reconciliations, and audit activities
• Play a key role in the monthly close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting
• Help strengthen the company’s control environment by supporting compliance, audit preparation, and process improvements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline with a strong foundation in financial analysis and reporting
• 2+ years of cost accounting experience within a manufacturing environment, including exposure to inventory, standard costing, and operational finance
• Hands-on experience working with ERP systems to support accounting processes, reporting, and data accuracy
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel with the ability to analyze large datasets, build financial models, and generate meaningful business insights
• Experience utilizing business intelligence and reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau to support data-driven decision-making and performance analysis

Nice to have:

• Epicor experience