Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant – Manufacturing

Location/Work Structure: Fairfield, OH | 100% Onsite
Employment Type: Contract | 3–4 Months

Vernovis is a Total Talent Solutions company specializing in Technology, Cybersecurity, and Finance & Accounting. We help professionals achieve their career goals by connecting them with innovative projects and dynamic opportunities throughout Ohio and across the Midwest.

Our client is a manufacturing organization seeking an experienced Cost Accountant for a 3–4 month contract engagement. This individual will work closely with finance and manufacturing operations to evaluate product costing, improve direct labor cost accuracy, and validate key financial and operational data.

• Analyze and validate direct labor costs across manufacturing operations.
• Partner directly with plant and operations teams to understand production processes and cost drivers.
• Spend time on the manufacturing floor reviewing workflows and gathering operational data.
• Perform product-level costing and data validation to identify discrepancies and areas for improvement.
• Evaluate current costing processes, controls, and data accuracy.
• Identify gaps and recommend opportunities to improve cost accounting processes.
• Develop findings and supporting analysis that may help build the business case for a larger cost improvement initiative.
• Provide clear reporting and recommendations to finance and operational leadership.

• Previous cost accounting experience within a manufacturing environment
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• Strong understanding of direct labor, product costing, and manufacturing cost structures.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of financial and operational data.
• Comfortable working directly with plant operations and walking the manufacturing floor.
• Strong problem-solving and investigative skills.
• Ability to work independently and quickly assess current-state processes.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate findings into actionable recommendations.