Cost Accountant - Manufacturing

• Own the cost accounting function that directly impacts pricing, profitability, and operational decision-making
• Work side-by-side with engineering and manufacturing on BOM and routing changes that drive real cost outcomes
• High visibility role supporting leadership with weekly production and variance reporting
• Join a long-term, growth-focused manufacturing organization that invests in continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Competitive base salary plus bonus opportunity and strong benefits package

On-site in St. Louis, MO (with occasional time on the production floor and periodic travel between nearby plant locations).

To be considered, you must have manufacturing cost accounting experience, hands-on experience with BOMs and routings in an ERP, strong standard costing and variance analysis skills, and General Ledger accounting experience. This is an ITAR-regulated environment, so you must be a “US Person” (U.S. citizen, green card holder, or qualifying refugee/asylee status).

Our client is a growing American manufacturing organization backed by an active, long-term ownership group (not private equity) that invests in people, process improvement, and sustainable growth. Their culture is rooted in excellence, teamwork, and innovation, with leadership that stays engaged day-to-day to help the business scale.

• Maintain accurate standard costs, labor rates, and overhead rates to support correct cost allocation
• Prepare weekly production, SOP, variance, and ad hoc reporting for leadership
• Analyze planned vs actual costs and investigate manufacturing variances, scrap, and rework costs
• Partner directly with production teams to identify drivers, root causes, and cost control actions
• Manage inventory accounting across two locations, including reconciliation, obsolete inventory review, and integrity of data
• Support monthly close and year-end close with inventory analysis and supplemental reporting
• Facilitate annual physical inventories and monthly cycle counts; monitor inventory movements and process issues
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to assess BOM and routing changes and their impact on cost centers
• Perform product line profitability and cost analysis to support management decisions
• Assist plant personnel with researching discrepancies and implementing preventive controls
• Contribute to special projects tied to continuous improvement and operational performance

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 2+ years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong experience with standard costing, variance analysis, inventory accounting, and General Ledger
• Hands-on ERP experience and strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, analysis)
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, and plant leadership
• Must meet ITAR “US Person” requirements and pass background check and drug screen

You’ll be in a role where your work is immediately felt, your insights get used, and your partnerships with operations and engineering actually move the needle. If you like solving real-world manufacturing problems and improving cost visibility and control, this is a seat with impact and runway.