Manufacturing Cost Accountant

We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Cost Accountant to support cost accounting, inventory, margin analysis, and financial reporting within a manufacturing environment. This position will work closely with Operations, Engineering, FP&A, and Supply Chain to improve cost visibility and support business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze operational cost data, including materials, labor, overhead, freight, and shipping, to improve cost visibility and margin performance.
• Set, maintain, and roll standard costs for manufactured products and analyze key cost drivers.
• Analyze purchase price variance (PPV), labor, and overhead variances and recommend opportunities to reduce costs and waste.
• Perform month-end inventory and cost account reconciliations and support cycle counts and inventory accuracy.
• Partner with Engineering to maintain accurate BOMs and routers for product costing.
• Prepare margin and job-level profitability analyses for management reporting.
• Support forecasting and annual planning activities.
• Perform cost-volume-profit/breakeven and make-vs-buy analyses to support pricing, capacity, and sourcing decisions.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities related to revenue and COGS, including balance sheet reconciliations.
• Prepare reports and communicate financial findings to cross-functional teams and management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3–4 years of cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in high-precision manufacturing or semiconductor equipment is a plus.
• Strong understanding of GAAP, standard costing, inventory accounting, COGS, and management reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, and financial modeling.
• Experience working with a manufacturing ERP system such as SAP, Oracle, Epicor, or a similar platform.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with the ability to interpret cost trends and operational drivers.
• Ability to work with incomplete or evolving data and develop clear, actionable recommendations.
• High level of accuracy when working with large data sets and account reconciliations.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across Finance, Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain.

Work Environment

This is primarily a desk-based position in an office environment, with occasional movement throughout the facility for cross-functional collaboration. The position may occasionally require lifting lightweight objects of up to 25 lbs. The work environment typically has a low to moderate noise level.