Cost Accoutant​/Controller

Our client in NE Georgia is searching for a Cost Accountant/Controller which manages all daily financial and accounting operations for our manufacturing facility. This role leads job-cost analysis
, inventory accounting, and financial reporting to ensure profitability and budget control. In addition to day-to-day and monthly activities, financial planning, cost analysis, and future planning are critical functions.

• Develop and maintain standard costs for raw materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead.
• Track, analyze, and report on labor, material, and overhead costs per job or product line.
• Review and update Bills of Materials (BOMs) and labor routings to ensure accurate product costing.
• Maintain standard costing systems and perform variance analysis, including Price, Efficiency, and spending variances, providing detailed explanations to management.

• Oversee inventory valuation and reconciliation of perpetual inventory to the general ledger.
• Track raw material and work-in-process (WIP), and oversee scrap accounting.
• Coordinate monthly cycle count programs and lead the annual physical inventory process.
• Identify and manage reserves for slow-moving and obsolete (SLOB) inventory.
• Manage the month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial close processes.
• Prepare balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow reports in accordance with GAAP.
• Prepare regular reports on gross margins, scrap rates, and overhead allocations to different product lines.

• Lead financial analysis and decision-making for the best longer-term interest of the company, using data generated through finance.
• Collaborate with plant operations, human resources, sales, and engineering to create annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and variance analyses.

• Supervise and coordinate plant accounting activities, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll.
• Establish and maintain internal control procedures, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local tax obligations, as well as industry safety and regulatory recordkeeping standard audit requirements.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls and support external audit requests regarding inventory and costing.
• Play a key role in the implementation of a new ERP system, transitioning from an existing Fishbowl, Quick Books, and manual system setup.
• Lead ERP initiatives for all accounting-related functions.

• Must be experienced in Cost Accounting in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of accounting experience, specifically within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Solid background in standard costing, inventory valuation, and ERP systems.
• Experience with Fishbowl is required, as the company is currently using this software with plans to move to a more robust system in the near future.
• Proficient in GAAP compliance and financial reporting.