Cost Accountant

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida | 33702

Salary: $80,000 – $90,000

• Gain direct exposure to executive leadership and play an active role in supporting strategic business decisions.
• Make a measurable impact on profitability through cost analysis, forecasting, and margin enhancement initiatives.
• Build strong partnerships across multiple business functions, expanding your influence well beyond traditional accounting.
• Strengthen your manufacturing finance expertise with exposure to inventory management, cost structures, and operational reporting.
• Take ownership of process improvements that drive efficiency, scalability, and continuous improvement within the finance function.
• Cost Accountant will leverage modern ERP and analytics tools to transform financial data into actionable business insights.

• Serve as a trusted business partner by analyzing costs, margins, and operational performance to drive informed decision-making.
• Deliver meaningful financial insights through variance analysis and reporting that help identify opportunities and risks.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes while contributing to initiatives that improve efficiency and profitability.
• Develop expertise in inventory and cost accounting through hands-on ownership of valuation, reconciliations, and audit activities.
• Cost Accountant plays a key role in the monthly close process, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Help strengthen the company’s control environment by supporting compliance, audit preparation, and process improvements.

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related business discipline with a strong foundation in financial analysis and reporting.
• 2+ years of cost accounting experience within a manufacturing environment, including exposure to inventory, standard costing, and operational finance.
• Hands-on experience working with ERP systems to support accounting processes, reporting, and data accuracy;
  Epicor experience is highly preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel with the ability to analyze large datasets, build financial models, and generate meaningful business insights.
• Experience utilizing business intelligence and reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau to support data-driven decision-making and performance analysis.

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2026