Cost Accounting Analyst

Location: Burlington County, NJ | Type: Permanent (Contingency)

About the Role

Atlantic Group is hiring a Cost Accounting Analyst to support accounting, financial analysis, inventory reporting, and operational finance within a growing organization. This hybrid role involves analyzing financial data, supporting month-end close, maintaining inventory and cost records, preparing financial reports, and partnering with cross-functional teams to improve reporting and business performance.

Responsibilities

• Support cost accounting activities, analyze product and manufacturing costs, and maintain accurate cost records and financial data.
• Monitor inventory transactions, reconciliations, and valuation to ensure accurate inventory reporting and strong financial controls.
• Support month-end close, prepare financial reports, analyze cost trends, and provide insights to support business decisions.
• Partner with operations, supply chain, production, and finance teams to improve reporting, costing accuracy, and operational performance.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis to support business planning and operational initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes, reporting, and operational efficiency through process enhancements and system improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
• 3+ years of cost accounting experience within a manufacturing environment is required.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing accounting, standard costing, inventory management, work-in-process, bills of materials, overhead allocation, and GAAP.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and ERP systems; experience with Acumatica, Netstock, or similar manufacturing ERP platforms is preferred.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and collaborate across functions.
• Excellent communication skills to translate operational activity into meaningful financial insights.

Pay

$95,000–$100,000/year

Schedule

Monday to Friday (Hybrid)