Cost Accountant

About the role

Vaco is working with a global holding company that is relocating corporate functions to Dallas to onboard a Cost Accountant to support the accounting for 3 of their plants.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs for raw materials, work-in-process, and finished goods inventories.
• Review and reconcile inventory balances, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting policies and U.S. GAAP.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, including labor, material, overhead, scrap, and production efficiency variances.
• Monitor inventory transactions, cycle count results, and physical inventory adjustments.
• Partner with plant leadership to identify cost drivers and opportunities for operational improvement.
• Support annual standard cost updates and cost roll processes.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities related to inventory, cost of goods sold, and manufacturing operations for three production facilities.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting of manufacturing results.
• Analyze financial performance and explain period-over-period fluctuations in manufacturing costs and margins.
• Assist with preparation of management reporting packages and operational performance metrics.
• Develop and maintain reporting and dashboards to monitor plant performance and key cost metrics.
• Partner with operations, procurement, and supply chain teams to improve cost visibility and financial decision-making.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities for manufacturing operations.
• Perform ad hoc financial analysis related to production, inventory, and operational initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting policies, and financial reporting requirements.
• Support internal and external audit requests related to inventory and manufacturing accounting.
• Identify opportunities to streamline close processes and improve reporting accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience, including cost accounting within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of inventory accounting, standard costing, and manufacturing variances.
• Experience supporting month-end close and financial reporting processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial modeling.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite, or similar platforms.