Dielectric - Cost Accountant
Listed on 2026-07-17
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Accounting
Cost Accountant, Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst
Job Summary
The Cost Accountant is responsible for supporting the integrity and accuracy of the company's cost accounting processes in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role focuses on maintaining standard costs, analyzing production and purchasing variances, supporting inventory accuracy, and contributing to financial reporting and operational decision-making.
The Cost Accountant works cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to ensure accurate product costing, identify opportunities for cost improvement, and support efficient manufacturing processes. This position plays a key role in monthly close activities, inventory management, and continuous improvement initiatives to support overall profitability and operational performance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities Cost Accounting & Analysis- Maintain and review standard costs within the Oracle ERP system, ensuring accuracy and alignment with current production processes
- Analyze production, labor, and purchase price variances; identify trends and provide actionable insights
- Assist in preparing and analyzing monthly Gross Margin reports
- Support cost analysis for new products, process changes, and manufacturing improvements
- Partner with Engineering and Operations to understand cost drivers and improve cost accuracy
- Assist with planning and execution of annual physical inventory and ongoing cycle counts
- Analyze inventory variances and research root causes
- Support accurate inventory valuation and cost roll-ups
- Work with Supply Chain and Production teams to ensure alignment between inventory, costing, and production data
- Support monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities
- Support journal entries and assist with account reconciliations for assigned balance sheet accounts
- Provide analysis and explanations of cost related variances for financial reporting
- Assist in maintaining accurate and timely financial data for management reporting
- Assist in the preparation of the annual budget, including cost modeling and historical analysis
- Analyze cost trends and provide insights to support forecasting and planning
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