Cost Accountant

About the role

This role supports the financial and operational performance of the manufacturing facility by owning product costing, manufacturing variance analysis, inventory valuation, and operational cost insights.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs (materials, labor, overhead) in SAP S/4HANA Cloud
• Prepare and analyze manufacturing variances including PPV, usage, labor, and overhead
• Support month-end close related to inventory, COGS, and manufacturing variances
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Procurement, CI, and HR on cost drivers and improvements
• Aid in annual standard cost roll-ups and ongoing cost maintenance
• Assist with capital project financial analysis
• Prepare routine operational and cost reporting for plant leadership
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and AOP activities for manufacturing costs
• Support inventory controls including cycle counts and physical inventories
• Use Excel and BI tools to analyze data and communicate insights
• Provide product cost projection for R&D/Sales for potential new products/pack configurations
• Analyze and validate warehouse and transportation costs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 2–5 years of manufacturing cost accounting experience
• Hands-on experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, and variance analysis
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud experience required
• Strong Excel skills and experience with BI / reporting tools
• Understanding of procurement, BOMs, routings, and manufacturing processes

Qualifications

• Preferred Food or CPG manufacturing experience
• High-volume manufacturing environment experience
• PE-backed company experience