Cost Accountant

The Cost Accountant is responsible for analyzing, tracking, and reporting manufacturing costs to support accurate financial reporting and informed operational decision‑making. Position partners closely with plant leadership, operations, supply chain, and finance to maintain standard costs, monitor inventory, investigate variances, support month‑end close, participate in annual budgeting and forecasting, and identify opportunities to improve profitability and cost control.

• Job Location:
  
  Burlington NJ - Burlington Twp, NJ 08016
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Salary Range: $81,000.00 - $84,000.00
• Job Category:
  Accounting

• Maintain and periodically update standard costs for raw materials, labor, and overhead in the ERP system.
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, purchase price, and production variances and provide clear explanations to management.
• Support month‑end and year‑end close activities related to inventory, cost of goods sold, and manufacturing accounts.
• Monitor work‑in‑process, raw materials, and finished goods valuation and obsolescence reserve to ensure accuracy.
• Participate in and support physical inventory counts and cycle count programs, including reconciliation and reporting.
• Prepare periodic reports for plant and financial needs on costs, margins and productivity.
• Partner with operations, engineering, procurement, and supply chain to review cost drivers and improve costing accuracy.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting for manufacturing costs, inventory, and plant labor and overhead costs.
• Design inventory production process flow and partner with IT Department to integrate production flow accurately into our ERP System.
• Identify and recommend process improvements to strengthen cost controls, reporting quality, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in the process of new product costing at both the engineering and manufacturing levels including the development of applicable bills of materials.
• Provide additional non‑manufacturing cost accounting financial support for critical areas such as freight, warehousing and tariffs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
• 2–5+ years of cost accounting in a manufacturing or industrial environment
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes, including work‑in‑process, overhead allocation, physical inventory, cycle counts, BOMs, routings and production reporting
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and ERP systems. Knowledge of Acumatica and/or Netstock a plus.
• Knowledge of GAAP and internal control requirements
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills
• CMA or CPA is a plus