Job Details
Posted 11 May, 2026
Job Id: 627762
Cost Accountant
Job Description
Pay range: 30-40/hr
*depending on experience
The Cost Accountant is to proactively participate in the Finance Department’s daily production review and analysis of all costs for the manufacturing site, directly reporting to the Senior Manager Finance
The Role:
* Lead and monitor the Work Order closure process
* Perform all cost accounting responsibilities for month-end close
* Review and entry of daily production and consumption records
* Perform finance verification of monthly raw material, WIP, and finished good inventory cycle counts. Audit and maintain the cycle count documentation from all cycle counts, ensuring its accuracy and completeness. Ensure the site maintains compliance with counting frequency and completeness requirements
* Monitor inventory and facilitates the paperwork approval, tracking, and filing process to maintain accuracy
* Analyze data for discrepancies in manufactured product costs, by reviewing the manufacturing variances and identifying any discrepancies in routings or bills of materials
* Perform roll of standard costs and ensure all active Raw Materials and Intermediate items have accurate standard costs
* Ensure integrity of standard costs and item attributes that impact costing or standard accounting flows
* Assist in annual budget process with standard cost rate development
* Perform other monthly and quarterly financial reports as necessary
* Other duties as assigned
The Candidate:
* 3 to 5 years’ experience in Cost Accounting or Manufacturing is required.
* Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or a related field of study is required.
* Advanced proficiency with various ERP systems, Sage or JDE preferred
* Advanced PC skills, including advanced spreadsheet functions (e.g. Pivot Tables, Lookups, Formulas)
* Individual may be required to sit, stand, walk regularly and occasionally lift 0-15 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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