Cost Accountant

Manufacturing Cost & Standard Cost Ownership

• Maintain and validate standard cost build-ups (API, device components, packaging).
• Own the design, integrity, and evolution of the standard cost environment, including labor, overhead, material, yields, routings, and absorption assumptions.
• Analyze PPV, material usage, labor efficiency, overhead absorption, scrap, and yield variances.
• Review and investigate production order variances in D365.
• Support cost roll processes and BOM accuracy.
• Reconcile Raw Materials, WIP, and Finished Goods.
• Lead monthly inventory roll-forward and subledger to GL reconciliation.
• Support Audit cycle counts and annual physical inventory.
• Analyze slow-moving and obsolete inventory.
• Provide P&L variance commentary to leadership.
• Validate BOM integrity and routing cost accuracy.
• Troubleshoot costing discrepancies. Provide root cause analysis and corrective action recommendations
• Identify emerging risks and opportunities before they surface in financial results.
• Continuously evaluate and improve how production activity flows through the cost system.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Operations, and Supply Chain to ensure standards reflect current processes, capacity, and constraints.
• Proactively assess the financial impact of changes in volume, mix, utilization, rework, scrap, and yield performance.
• Partner with IT and Operations on system improvements

• Perform monthly inventory valuation (raw materials, WIP, intermediates, finished goods).
• Ensure financial records align with batch records and regulatory documentation.
• Participate in monthly close activities related to manufacturing costs.
• Prepare manufacturing accrual and inventory adjustment journal entries.
• Reconcile inventory subledger to General Ledger
• Analyze inventory movements: transfers, reclassifications, scrap, consumption.
• Ensure accuracy and compliance with GAAP, cGMP, and company policies.
• Partner with the Controller to support audits, controls, and financial governance.
• Build and maintain advanced financial models to support scenario analysis, decision‑making, and operational planning.
• Prepare Budget vs Actual cost bridges. (Reporting)
• Analyze labor efficiency, overhead absorption, spending trends, and margin drivers.
• Translate data into clear narratives that explain why results occur and what actions should be taken.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
• 6–9 years accounting experience.
• 5+ years’ manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• ERP experience (D365 preferred).
• Pharmaceutical or medical device experience preferred
• Advanced Excel and cost modeling skills.
• Strong analytical mindset.
• Detail-oriented with regulatory awareness.
• Ability to communicate financial drivers to operations leadership.