Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant

Company:
Rieke LLC

Primary

Location:

500 W 7th Street, Auburn, IN 46706 USA

Employment Type:

Salaried | Full-Time

Function:
Finance

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

The Cost Accountant maintains the manufacturing costing system for up to four manufacturing facilities and ensures costing data is complete, accurate, and timely. The role partners with operations and engineering to identify cost‑reduction opportunities and provides cost analysis to support decision making.

• Maintain the standard cost system, including rates, through puts, bill of materials, and absorption testing.
• Analyze operational, material, labor, and overhead cost data; prepare variance, margin, and profitability reports; and provide decision support related to sales, gross margin, and volume and mix impacts.
• Support inventory accuracy through cycle counts, physical inventory processes, and related reporting.
• Partner with Operations and other functions to improve production cost, inventory performance, and profitability; support and validate productivity and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop and manage budgets and forecasts for product costs and inventory, and perform variance analysis to support planning activities.
• Assist with product pricing process.
• Maintain KPIs to track progress to established operating targets.
• Support sales forecasting and SIOP planning with cost and inventory insights.
• Capital asset tracking and summarization.
• Perform account reconciliations.
• Other analytical support as assigned.

General Manager, plant leadership team, and other finance counterparts within the organization.

• Inventory Accuracy
• Standard Cost Accuracy
• Variance Reporting Timeliness and Accuracy
• Account Reconciliation Timeliness

• Office based role.
• Sitting for prolonged periods of time.

This role is required to be on‑site 5 days at the Auburn, IN location.

• BS in accounting or finance.
• 3+ years related experience.
• High level of skill using Excel to manipulate data and provide useful analysis.
• Good communication skills, ability to work effectively with others.
• Accuracy, attention to detail, well organized, ability to meet deadlines.
• Preferred:
  Experience with BI or similar report‑writing tool, CPA or CMA.

Medical Insurance and Prescription Drugs, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Short‑Term Disability, Long‑Term Disability Insurance (for eligible employees), Employee Assistance Plan, Paid Time Off (vacation and sick time), Retirement Program, and other voluntary benefits.