Cost Accountant

Miller Manufacturing Company is a family-owned, industry-leading manufacturer of more than 1,000 high-quality products for hobby farms, ranches, and pets. Our Little Giant®, API®, Hot-Shot®, Springer Magrath®, Double-Tuf®, Pet Lodge® and Lixit® brands serve the hardworking individuals who make it possible to put food on the tables of families across the country.

At Miller, we believe in hard work worth doing. We take pride in what we do; care deeply for the health and safety of animals, live active and wholesome lives, and embracing the satisfaction of raising our own food. Our company is powered by exceptional employees, and our culture is defined by 26 core fundamentals that guide how we work and how we treat one another. 

Summary: The Cost Accountant is responsible for ensuring accurate product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing cost visibility to support financial reporting and operational decision-making. This role partners with Operations and Supply Chain to analyze cost drivers, monitor manufacturing performance, and ensure proper cost absorption in accordance with GAAP.

Shift: Days; Monday - Friday

Wage Range: $75,000 - $85,000

Base pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including skills, ability and knowledge the selected individual is bringing to the specific job. Please note that we do not typically hire at the top of our range.

Essential Functions:  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed below satisfactorily.

• Analyze and report on work-center profitability to support operational decision-making and ensure accurate product costing
• Analyze manufacturing labor and burden rates and compare to actual spend to ensure accurate cost absorption and identify drivers of cost variances
• Review manufacturing and material variances and communicate findings to Operations and Supply Chain to drive corrective actions and improve cost performance
• Perform general accounting activities (accruals, prepaid expenses, allocations, fixed assets) to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting in accordance with GAAP
• Analyze quarterly cost rolls to identify cost drivers, validate standard cost accuracy, and ensure proper inventory valuation
• Complete and analyze excess and obsolete inventory reserves to ensure accurate financial reporting and minimize inventory risk exposure

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA’s):  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

• Knowledge, Education, Experience and/or Certifications: 

  • Required:

    • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting
    • 2+ years of manufacturing cost accounting
    • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel
    • Ability to analyze variances and interpret financial data

    Preferred:

    • Experience with Infor M3 / GSS
    • Experience with Tableau or similar tools
    • Experience with standard cost systems and cost roll processes
• Skills & Abilities:
  • Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Must possess the ability to read and comprehend complex instructions, write correspondence, and communicate effectively with co-workers and management.
  • Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
  • A qualified candidate must possess the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
  • Apply abstract concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
  • Apply good judgment in recognizing scope of authority

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Lifting Requirements: Frequently 1-10lbs, rarely 11-35lbs and never 35-100+lbs.

Movement Requirements: Continuously sitting, talking or hearing, typing, pinching/finger manipulation, grasping/turning the wrist. Occasionally standing, walking, touch/feeling, reaching upward or outward, bending the neck side-to-side or front-to-back. Rarely kneeling/crouch/squat, taste/smell and never climb/balance.

Pre-employment drug screening and background check is required.

$75,000 - $85,000