Manufacturing Cost Accountant II

Overview

When Alfred Fain founded a small Rhode Island tire store in 1924, Teknor Apex became an international custom compo under sought out by companies around the world. After a nearly hundred-year journey through acquisitions and expansion, we now have nine U.S. locations, as well as operations in Belgium, Singapore, Germany, and China. Teknor Apex remains a privately held company, and today Fain’s grandson leads the organization, maintaining the family’s tradition of fostering deep employee and customer relationships.

These relationships enable us—together—to deliver customized compound solutions and help our customers create better products.

“Manufacturing is a team sport and we work together to achieve our goals.” ~Jon Fain

Join the team behind our custom compounds.

• The Cost Accountant II independently owns assigned cost accounting processes and provides analytical and operational support to manufacturing and finance partners. This role ensures accurate inventory valuation, standard cost maintenance, manufacturing variance analysis, and timely month-end close activities for assigned facilities or product lines. The Cost Accountant II applies judgment to resolve routine accounting issues, investigates root causes of variances, and recommends corrective actions that improve cost accuracy and operational performance.
  
  Serving as a key operational partner, this role bridges transactional execution and technical expertise while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance on inventory activity and material flow processes for assigned facilities, ensuring accurate transaction recording and compliance with internal controls.
• Reinforce ERP floor-reporting procedures and support accurate recording of production, scrap, yield, and inventory movements.
• Maintain and ensure integrity of standard costs for raw materials, WIP, and finished goods; implement approved cost changes.
• Analyze manufacturing variances and operational trends; investigate root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare cost-related journal entries and perform month-end close activities with minimal supervision.
• Reconcile inventory-related accounts, resolve discrepancies, and coordinate corrections with operations and supply chain partners.
• Support cycle counts and physical inventories, lead variance analysis and corrective action follow-up.
• Prepare annual capacity analysis, identifying performance outliers and data integrity issues.
• Develop and maintain approved work center labor and overhead rates (variable and fixed).
• Support margin, profitability, and cost driver analyses to inform pricing and sourcing decisions.
• Provide audit and compliance support, including inventory observations, PBC schedules, and internal control documentation.
• Serve as a resource to Cost Accountant I team members and cross-functional partners on costing practices, system usage, and continuous improvement efforts.

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret manufacturing and cost data.
• Ability to identify root causes of cost variances and recommend corrective actions.
• Clear communication skills and confidence working with plant, operations, and finance partners.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision.
• Willingness to challenge inaccurate data and improve processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Professional certifications (CPA, CMA) are a plus but not required.
• 2–5 years of experience in cost accounting, inventory accounting, or manufacturing finance.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and comfort with data analysis tools (Power BI a plus).
• Manufacturing environment experience, including standard costing and BOM/routing structures preferred.
• Exposure to ERP Systems (e.g., INFOR M3, SAP, Oracle).

This description is a summary of principal responsibilities and is not intended to include all duties that may be assigned. Teknor Apex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any protected status under state or federal laws. Must be 18 years of age or older to work at Teknor Apex.