Cost Accounting Specialist

The Cost Accounting Specialist is responsible for partnering with plant and corporate teams to analyze and improve manufacturing costs, ensuring accurate production job costing and timely daily job closures. The role analyzes variances, job profitability, inventory costing, and overhead spending while supporting cost rolls, BOM reviews, and standard cost updates. This position also performs month end close activities, including journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations, and leads on-site cost accounting process improvements across functions.What You'll DoPartner with plant and corporate teams to improve cost visibility, review/close production jobs daily, and ensure accurate job and inventory costing.Analyze variances, job profitability, and manufacturing performance, collaborating with Production to identify root causes and drive improvements.Support cost rolls, BOM analysis, standard cost updates, and investigate cost issues with Production, Engineering, and Purchasing.Strengthen financial processes, track manufacturing variances, and support accurate reporting across the business.Perform month-end close activities, including journal entries, overhead analysis, accruals, and balance sheet reconciliations.Lead on-site cost accounting process improvements and cross-functional projects to enhance operational efficiency and product costing.What We're Looking ForBachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related field3 years of hands-on accounting experience in a manufacturing or product-based companyProficient in core accounting processes: preparing and posting journal entries, reconciling accounts, and assisting with month-end closeExperience preparing or interpreting trial balances and financial statementsKnowledge of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)Strong Excel skillsWhat Will Set You ApartDemonstrated ability to independently manage workload, ask the right questions, and deliver accurate resultsStrong analytical and problem-solving skillsAbility to communicate or present information, both written and verbally, effectively with all levels of the organizationAnalytical, detail-oriented, and excited to apply your accounting skills in a hands-on, collaborative manufacturing environmentExperience with SAP ERP systems is a plusOn-site role.Relocation: YesVisa sponsorship: No.

Created: 2026-05-09