Cost Accountant

Job Title

Cost Accountant – Manufacturing

• Develop, maintain, and manage cost accounting systems—including job costing per batch or unit and BOM accuracy.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and project-level variance analysis of job costs (actual vs estimated), pinpointing material, labor, and overhead deviations; deliver actionable reporting to plant leadership and finance.
• Manage cost allocations for labor, overhead, and shared resources across jobs, departments, and production lines to ensure accurate job costing and financial reporting.
• Assist in physical inventory control: cycle count program, reconciliation of WIP, FG, and raw materials, resolving discrepancies.
• Drive updates to BOMs and job routings in alignment with engineering and production changes.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain to align costing methodology and resolve cost issues in real time.
• Assist in month‑end and year‑end close activities—journal entry preparation, COGS analysis, inventory valuations, audit support.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, GAAP, and internal controls/SOX frameworks.

• 10+ years of cost accounting experience, with at least 5 years in a manufacturing environment that requires discrete job or project costing (not just process costing).
• Hands‑on use of an ERP system—Epicor experience strongly preferred, especially in modules related to manufacturing/job costing.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing cost flows: direct materials, labor, variable & fixed overhead allocation, inventory valuation.
• Demonstrated experience managing standard cost systems and BOM updates.
• Strong Excel skills (lookups, pivot tables, modeling); comfort working with large data sets.
• BA/BS in Accounting, Finance, or related field; CPA or CMA certification is a plus.
• Excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, ability to work under tight deadlines, and communicate findings to non-financial stakeholders.

• Prior experience in commercial HVAC or similar discrete-batch production, with familiarity of unique cost drivers such as materials, sub‑assemblies, warranty provisions.
• Experience leading or improving cycle count programs and inventory variance investigations.
• Experience in month‑end cost reconciliations and internal/external audit support.
• Experience with Epicor manufacturing modules:
  Material Requirements Planning (MRP), Job Costing, BOM management.

• A history of driving cost‑saving initiatives and improving costing accuracy.
• The ability to swim through data but come up with practical recommendations.
• Collaboration skills—you’ll be translating financial insights into operations decisions.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Non‑profit Organization Management