Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant

Salary: $80k - $100k Base with Bonus

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

• Be the costing quarterback between Operations, Sales, and Finance.


• Direct visibility into product and customer profitability that drives pricing strategy.


• High-impact role supporting cost reduction and margin improvement initiatives.


• Work closely with a collaborative leadership team (Senior Financial Analyst + VP of Finance).


• Opportunity to influence processes, systems, and production standards.

Cost Accountant Key Responsibilities

Operational Costing & Month-End

• Lead and coordinate monthly inventory counts with warehouse and production teams.


• Close and validate production jobs to ensure accurate cost reporting.


• Maintain and audit Bills of Materials (BOMs) and Routers across finished goods.

New Item Costing & Quoting

• Partner with Sales and Technical teams to estimate production costs for new products.


• Prepare accurate and timely cost quotations for customer projects.


• Ensure all quotes reflect current cost assumptions and production standards.

Profitability Analysis & Reporting

• Collaborate with the Senior Financial Analyst and VP of Finance to develop:




• Customer profitability reporting


• Product margin analysis




• Provide insights to drive pricing decisions, margin improvement, and cost control.

Continuous Improvement & Special Projects

• Support cost-reduction initiatives across production and supply chain.


• Assist with annual production standard updates.


• Participate in customer profitability reviews and ad-hoc financial analysis.

Cost Accountant Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.


• 2+ years of manufacturing or cost accounting experience (preferred).


• Strong knowledge of:




• Standard costing


• BOMs & Routers


• Raw materials


• Production variances


• Work center / machine rates




• Strong relationship builder across operations, production, and business teams.


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