Cost Accountant

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support the monthly close process, including preparation and posting of journal entries related to inventory, cost of sales, accruals, and reserves
• Perform cost accounting analysis, including purchase price variances (PPV) and work order variances, and partner with operations to drive resolution
• Maintain and support standard costing and absorption accounting processes for manufactured products
• Prepare and analyze inventory-related balance sheet accounts and reconciliations
• Lead and support inventory control activities, including cycle counts, variance investigations, and process improvements
• Perform excess and obsolete inventory reserve analysis and recommend adjustments
• Support warranty reserve calculations and royalty accruals and reporting
• Assist with expense budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for manufacturing operations and research and development areas
• Prepare monthly management reporting packages, including cost and margin analysis
• Assist with external auditors’ interim and annual audit requests, particularly related to inventory and cost accounting
• Collaborate cross-functionally with operations, supply chain, and engineering to ensure accurate cost data and financial insights

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required
• CMA, CPA and/or Master’s degree a plus
• 3–5 years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience
• Public accounting experience with manufacturing clients or Corporate accounting experience within a manufacturing environment
• Experience with inventory accounting and controls strongly preferred