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.