Manufacturing Cost Accountant

The Manufacturing Cost Accountant is responsible for analyzing, tracking, and reporting manufacturing costs to support accurate product costing, inventory valuation, and financial reporting. This role includes hands‑on responsibility for product and asset depreciation
, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and supporting management decision‑making.

• Develop and maintain standard costs for materials, labor, and overhead
• Analyze variances (material, labor, overhead) and investigate root causes
• Perform monthly cost roll‑ups and margin analysis by product and production line
• Support pricing decisions through detailed cost and profitability analysis
• Calculate and record product‑related depreciation and amortization in accordance with GAAP/IFRS
• Manage depreciation schedules for manufacturing equipment, tooling, molds, and capitalized production assets
• Allocate depreciation costs accurately to products, cost centers, and inventory
• Review depreciation methods and useful lives to ensure alignment with production usage
• Partner with operations and engineering on capital expenditure tracking and asset lifecycle analysis

• Oversee inventory valuation, including WIP, finished goods, and obsolete inventory reserves
• Reconcile inventory accounts and support physical inventory counts
• Ensure accurate absorption costing and overhead allocation
• Maintain bills of materials (BOMs) and routings for costing accuracy
• Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations related to manufacturing costs and depreciation
• Support monthly close and audit requests related to cost accounting and fixed assets
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and accounting policies

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 3–5+ years of manufacturing cost accounting experience
• Demonstrated experience with product or manufacturing asset depreciation is required!
• Strong understanding of standard costing and absorption costing
• Proficiency in Excel and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Net Suite, Dynamics)

• Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment Type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job Function:
  Accounting/Auditing, Product Management, Administrative
• Industry: Manufacturing