Cost Accountant – SW Houston – 2 Openings

Cost Accountant

Salary: $80k – $100k Base with Bonus

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

  • Be the costing quarterback between Operations, Sales, and Finance.
  • Direct visibility into product and customer profitability that drives pricing strategy.
  • High-impact role supporting cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives.
  • Work closely with a collaborative leadership team (Senior Financial Analyst + VP of Finance).
  • Opportunity to influence processes, systems, and production standards.

Cost Accountant Key Responsibilities:

Operational Costing & Month-End

  • Lead and coordinate monthly inventory counts with warehouse and production teams.
  • Close and validate production jobs to ensure accurate cost reporting.
  • Maintain and audit Bills of Materials (BOMs) and Routers across finished goods.

New Item Costing & Quoting

  • Partner with Sales and Technical teams to estimate production costs for new products.
  • Prepare accurate and timely cost quotations for customer projects.
  • Ensure all quotes reflect current cost assumptions and production standards.

Profitability Analysis & Reporting

  • Collaborate with the Senior Financial Analyst and VP of Finance to develop:
    • Customer profitability reporting
    • Product margin analysis
  • Provide insights to drive pricing decisions, margin improvement, and cost control.

Continuous Improvement & Special Projects

  • Support cost-reduction initiatives across production and supply chain.
  • Assist with annual production standard updates.
  • Participate in customer profitability reviews and ad-hoc financial analysis.

Cost Accountant Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
  • 2+ years of manufacturing or cost accounting experience (preferred).
  • Strong knowledge of:
    • Standard costing
    • BOMs & Routers
    • Raw materials
    • Production variances
    • Work center / machine rates
  • Strong relationship builder across operations, production, and business teams.

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