Cost Accountant

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.