Cost Accountant

We are looking for a proactive, results-driven, and highly analytical individual with a deep understanding of cost impacts on budgeting. This vital role includes managing the organization’s cost accounting operations, particularly focusing on the precision of standard costs such as Bill of Materials (BOMs) and Routers, variance analysis, and cost optimization support. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, operations, pricing, and new product development to ensure alignment of cost structures, product margins, and pricing strategies with the company’s strategic objectives.

• Manage and continuously improve BOMs and Routers, ensuring timely and accurate updates to support standard costing and inventory management.
• Lead efforts to audit and update BOMs and Routers, prioritizing critical products and ensuring alignment across all manufacturing locations.
• Collaborate with operations teams to identify and address discrepancies in cost structures and inventory data across manufacturing sites.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual cost reporting processes, ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of cost data, variance analysis, and reports on manufacturing performance against standard costs.
• Provide comprehensive analysis of raw materials, labor, and overhead costs to senior management, highlighting areas for cost improvement and operational efficiency.
• Work closely with the pricing team to ensure accurate product margins, identify unprofitable products, and support pricing decisions that align with the company’s profitability goals.
• Assist the pricing team by analyzing product margins, identifying unprofitable products, and recommending pricing strategies to optimize profitability.
• Support new product development by analyzing and advising on the costing of new products, ensuring they meet margin targets before release.
• Manage the integration of newly acquired companies, ensuring alignment of cost accounting systems, BOMs, Routers, and inventory practices with company standards.
• Ensure compliance with corporate policies, SOX 404 regulations, and best practices for cost accounting and manufacturing reporting.
• Collaborate with IT and ERP teams to enhance cost accounting system capabilities and improve the accuracy of cost data capture, reporting, and system integration.
• Partner with operations, procurement, pricing, and NPD teams to ensure timely and accurate implementation of changes in cost structure.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (required).
• CPA, CMA, or similar certification (preferred).
• 5 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing or multi-site environment.
• Extensive experience with BOMs, Routers, and standard costing.
• Experience with pricing analysis and supporting product margin decisions.
• Knowledge of cost accounting for new product development and supporting pricing strategies for product launches.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, VLOOKUP, and complex financial modeling.
• Experience with ERP systems, ideally with manufacturing modules (e.G., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to provide actionable insights based on data.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and at all levels of the organization.
• Familiarity with GAAP, SOX 404, and best practices in cost accounting.
• This position may require periodic travel to various manufacturing locations.