Company: Gratz Pilates
About the Role
We are seeking a Cost Accountant to join our Finance team and help strengthen manufacturing cost accounting, inventory, WIP, and job costing within our growing manufacturing business.
This role is ideal for someone with approximately 2–4 years of accounting experience who has a strong accounting foundation, exposure to manufacturing, and an interest in developing deep expertise in cost accounting and ERP-driven financial processes.
The Cost Accountant will work closely with Finance, Purchasing, Production Planning, and Operations to improve cost visibility, inventory accuracy, and manufacturing reporting.
What You’ll Do
- Own and support manufacturing cost accounting, including inventory, WIP, and job costing
- Review job costs and analyze material, labor, overhead, and purchase price variances
- Reconcile inventory and WIP to the general ledger
- Support standard cost maintenance and analysis
- Review completed jobs for costing accuracy
- Support cycle counts, physical inventory, and inventory adjustments
- Prepare manufacturing-related journal entries and month-end reconciliations
- Oversee key Accounts Payable controls, including PO, receipt, and invoice matching and inventory-related invoice accuracy
- Support AP cutoff, accruals, and received-not-invoiced items
- Partner with Operations and Purchasing to investigate cost and transaction issues and identify root causes
- Help improve ERP-based reporting and manufacturing accounting processes
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Approximately 2–4 years of accounting experience
- Manufacturing accounting experience strongly preferred, including exposure to inventory, WIP, job costing, or standard costing
- Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, including debits, credits, journal entries, and reconciliations
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience working with an ERP system; Epicor or another manufacturing ERP is a plus (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, Plex, or JD Edwards)
About Us
Gratz Pilates stands as a cornerstone in the world of Pilates, with a rich history spanning back to the 1960s. Renowned for our commitment to premier manufacturing, we have remained steadfast in upholding the legacy and integrity of Joseph Pilates’ original designs.
Our dedication to craftsmanship, authenticity, and precision has earned us a distinguished reputation within the Pilates community. We take pride in delivering exceptional products that empower practitioners worldwide in their pursuit of physical well-being and strength.
Benefits
- Medical, Vision & Dental Insurance — low employee premiums, with zero-deductible plan options available
- Company-Paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off — including holidays, sick time, and vacation
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Optional Pet Insurance
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Approximately 2–4 years of accounting experience
- Strong understanding of general ledger accounting, debits, credits, journal entries, and reconciliations
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience working with an ERP system
- Manufacturing accounting experience, including exposure to inventory, WIP, job costing, or standard costing
- Experience with Epicor or another manufacturing ERP, such as SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, Infor, Plex, or JD Edwards
What We Do
Gratz Pilates is the original manufacturer of Pilates apparatus designed to Joseph Pilates' original specifications. Founded in 1929 as Treitel-Gratz, a New York metalworking shop, the company later became the first manufacturer of classical Pilates equipment, working with Romana Kryzanowska. Now based in Philadelphia, Gratz hand-builds reformers, Cadillacs, chairs, and accessories for studios and training programs worldwide, aiming to preserve authentic classical Pilates.
