About This Role
This Cost Accountant role supports financial reporting, inventory accounting, standard costing, and manufacturing variance analysis within a manufacturing environment. The position works closely with various departments to enhance cost accuracy, clarify financial outcomes, and pinpoint areas for operational improvement.
Responsibilities
- Support month-end close through journal entries, account reconciliations, financial reporting, and review of general ledger activity
- Maintain and analyze standard costs, including material, labor, and manufacturing overhead
- Review bills of material, routings, labor rates, overhead rates, and other cost inputs for accuracy
- Analyze purchase price, material usage, labor efficiency, overhead absorption, scrap, and inventory variances
- Investigate the root cause of variances with Operations, Purchasing, and Manufacturing and clearly communicate significant findings to management
- Review work orders, production costs, and inventory activity for unusual trends or transactions
- Reconcile inventory activity to the general ledger and investigate valuation or costing differences
- Support cycle counts, physical inventory, and inventory adjustment review
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, product cost analysis, and management reporting
- Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close
- Identify opportunities to improve cost accuracy, accounting processes, internal controls, and ERP reporting
- Assist with preparation of monthly financial statements and management reporting
- Provide supporting documentation for audits and other accounting requirements
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- 2–3 years of accounting experience
- Experience with journal entries, account reconciliations, and month-end close
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong Excel skills and ability to work with detailed financial data
- Ability to communicate effectively with both accounting and operational teams
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow issues through to resolution
Nice to have:
- Manufacturing or cost accounting experience
- Experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variance analysis
- Familiarity with bills of material, routings, work orders, and manufacturing overhead
- Experience with Infor CloudSuite Industrial/Syteline or another manufacturing ERP system
- CPA or CMA progress is a plus
About the Company
Spudnik Equipment Company is seeking a Cost Accountant to support its manufacturing operations.
