About This Role
This role focuses on inventory costing, margin performance, variance review, and month-end accounting activities that help leadership understand profitability. The position also partners with operations and other internal teams to strengthen cost controls, improve reporting, and support system-related processes tied to manufacturing and inventory management.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate gross margin performance tied to inventory activity and present clear insights that help management assess profit and loss results
- Maintain accurate product cost records by establishing and updating standard costs based on labor, materials, and manufacturing inputs within the ERP system
- Review inventory discrepancies such as cycle count differences, scrap activity, production variances, and other adjustments, then communicate corrective actions to operational teams
- Prepare customer and product costing analyses that support pricing decisions designed to balance competitiveness and profitability
- Produce recurring financial and operational reports, including monthly margin reporting by customer and item, with explanations of key trends versus budget and prior-year performance
- Support the month-end close by reconciling inventory and cost of goods sold accounts and recording journal entries needed to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles
- Recommend and document inventory reserves, overhead applications, and other cost-related adjustments to improve the accuracy of financial statements
- Partner with quality, research, and operations teams to review bills of materials, production setups, and inventory item structures and suggest improvements where needed
- Assist with inventory control activities, including cycle counts, year-end physical inventory, forecasting inventory turns, and evaluating manufacturing-related capital spending requests
- Provide backup support for the Plex system by helping with user administration, permissions, security access, report setup, dashboards, and process updates across departments
Requirements
- Experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing setting, with strong knowledge of inventory valuation and standard costing principles
- Ability to analyze gross margin, pricing, and manufacturing variances and translate findings into practical business recommendations
- Working knowledge of month-end close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, and GAAP-based cost accounting practices
- Familiarity with inventory controls, cycle counts, inventory adjustments, and forecasting methods related to production and demand
- Experience using ERP systems in a manufacturing environment; exposure to Plex is highly valuable
- Understanding of production processes, overhead allocation, and bill of materials review in support of accurate costing
