Cost Accountant

• Base Pay $62,000.00 - $85,000.00 / Year
• Job Category Accounting, Finance
• Industry Manufacturing
• Employee Type Full Time Regular
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others No

• Name Mary Ann Spiezio
• Phone

The Fort Miller Group, located in Greenwich, NY, is seeking a Cost Accountant to join our Accounting & Finance team. This position is designed for an accounting professional who wants to develop strong manufacturing cost accounting expertise. The Cost Accountant will support product costing, inventory accounting, cost analysis, month-end close, and related process improvements across our group of companies. The Cost Accountant will work to develop systems and leverage technology to drive efficiencies and provide insights.

Our Employee Ownership culture is at the heart of everything we do. As an employee-owner, your contributions directly impact the company's success—and that success is shared among all of us. Here are some other great benefits that we offer:

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP): You’re not just an employee—you’re an owner. Share in the growth and success of the company you help build!
• 401(k) with Company Match: Save for your future, with additional company contributions.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Vacation, sick leave, and holidays.
• Tuition Reimbursement: We’ll cover 100% of your continuing education costs—investing in your future.
• Comprehensive
  
  Health Benefits:
  
  Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus an employer-funded HSA.
• Life & Disability Insurance: Fully paid by the Company.
• Collaborative, Employee-First Culture: Be part of a supportive team where your voice is heard and your efforts are valued.

• Learn the Company’s cost accounting processes, systems, and reporting practices through hands‑on training with the current accounting team.
• Maintain and analyze standard costs, including material, labor, overhead, bills of material, routings, work centers, labor rates, overhead rates, and related cost assumptions.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, inventory activity, margins, and other cost-related results; investigate significant or unusual items and communicate findings.
• Support monthly and annual closing activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, inventory valuation, supporting schedules, and related financial analysis.
• Maintain and prepare revenue recognition schedules and journal entries.
• Partner with operations, engineering, purchasing, and finance personnel to understand cost drivers, improve data accuracy, and support business decisions.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc cost reports and analyses for subsidiary and corporate management.
• Collaborate with business leaders to understand cost of materials and cost variances on their financial statements and how those variances tie to job costing.
• Participate in improvements to cost accounting systems, reports, and workflows.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Two or more years of accounting experience; experience in manufacturing, inventory accounting, or cost accounting is preferred.
• Solid understanding of general accounting principles and the relationship between operational activity, inventory, and the general ledger.
• Professional communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with both accounting and non-accounting personnel.
• Comfort with technology, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the Microsoft 365 suite and willingness to learn new software and the Company's ERP System, JD Edwards Enterprise One.

Fort Miller Group is a dynamic, employee-owned manufacturing company located in Greenwich, NY, just 30 miles north of Albany. Through our four subsidiaries—
TYMETAL, Fort Miller Precast, Access Anvil, and Fort Miller Service Corp.—we deliver high‑quality solutions to the infrastructure, security, and death care markets and we support industrial projects nationwide with innovative products. From advanced concrete form liners to custom security gate systems and cutting‑edge CNC machining, we are proud to combine craftsmanship with innovation.