Posted: 10/08/2025 2025-10-08 2025-11-07 Job Number: 415 Pay Rate: $85-100K Remote Friendly: Hybrid Experience: 2 Years

Summary

The Cost Accountant has two to seven years experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment and should be capable of successfully working in areas including but not limited to inventory costing, inventory control, manufacturing COGS, variance analysis/reporting, and quick/accurate period-end closes.

Essential Functions

• Provide cost estimates for new products and ensure approved standard cost is set prior to the first production run. Assist with annual update of standard cost
• Assist with reconciliation of perpetual inventory to general ledger on a monthly basis
• Update Plant Production Summary on a daily basis
• Process and analyze manufacturing work orders and resultant variances
• Assist in analyzing and preparing inventory obsolescence reserves
• Analyze all inventory adjustments to ensure proper classification
• Assist in preparing, analyzing, and coordinating the annual budget and weekly updates of the quarterly Plant Variance Forecast
• Prepare and submit monthly close journal entries and assist with other month-end closing requirements
• Assist with annual physical inventory and with review of all cycle counts to ensure proper internal controls are being followed
• Other duties as assigned

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Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting or Economics
• 2-7 years of experience in cost accounting or inventory accounting preferably in the consumer products goods industry
• Strong financial modeling skills using Excel
• Experience with ERP systems, Microsoft D365 or similar

Job Prerequisites

• Ability to meet attendance standards
• At times it may be necessary to work additional hours in order to get the required tasks accomplished to meet deadlines
• Have general math skills; adding, subtracting, multiplication, division and percentage calculation
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, and proportions
• Able to use personal computer and standard office equipment such as fax and copy machines, calculator, and printers
• Aptitude to learn computer programs as needed
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Resourceful and well organized
• Must have knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel