Top Cost Accountant Jobs

Maintain and update standard costs, BOMs, and routings in the ERP; apply absorption costing and overhead allocation; perform job costing, cost rollups, and monthly close support; analyze material, labor, and overhead variances; support inventory valuation, cycle counts, reconciliations, and prepare cost reports and dashboards for operations and leadership.

Perform cost analyses and prepare management and monthly financial reports. Maintain JD Edwards general ledger and upload to HFM. Manage cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, obsolescence monitoring, fixed assets, P-Card programs, and intercompany reconciliations. Support SOX 404, audits, budgeting/forecasting, and identify cost-reduction opportunities to inform strategic decisions.

Partner with operations and finance to develop and maintain product costing for extruded product lines, analyze production variances and inventory, drive cost-saving opportunities, support budgeting and financial reporting, evaluate capital investments, and provide data-driven recommendations to improve operational and financial performance.

Manage standard cost updates, BOM and routing data, inventory reporting and analysis, project variance and profitability analysis. Support procurement, improve productivity metrics, maintain financial databases, ensure compliance and audit support, and provide ad hoc financial analysis to drive manufacturing cost and profitability improvements.

Manage inventory and cost accounting including month-end close, reconciliations (ERP/3PL/GL), landed cost tracking, cost updates, cycle counts, variance analysis, journal entries, SOX readiness, and process improvements using AI and automation while partnering with Supply Chain and Operations.

The Cost Accountant role involves maintaining cost records, preparing estimates for modular projects, and ensuring accuracy in financial data and project costs.

Manage product costing, manufacturing cost analysis, inventory valuation, and ERP cost rolls. Perform month-end cost close, analyze variances, support pricing and profitability, maintain standard costs, improve controls, and partner with operations to optimize manufacturing cost processes.

Prepare and maintain standard and pro forma product costs, analyze cost performance and variances, support plant monthly close and inventory reconciliations, review work orders, produce manufacturing cost and inventory reports for West Coast operations, and collaborate with operations, supply chain, and finance.

Analyze, monitor, and report product, project, and operational costs. Maintain standard costs, perform variance analysis, inventory valuation, and reconciliations. Support budgeting, forecasting, pricing analysis, and cross-functional cost control initiatives. Maintain cost systems and dashboards, support audits, and recommend improvements to enhance margins and operational efficiency.

The Senior Cost Accountant will manage program costs, perform variance analysis, support budgeting, and enforce inventory controls while ensuring compliance with accounting standards.

The Cost Accountant will manage cost records and inventory analysis, support financial reporting, and improve internal controls in MRO operations.

Prepare and reconcile project cost accounting records, charge materials and labor to work orders, enter CPR and fixed asset transactions, assist month-end close and audits, track contractor invoices and retainage, and support asset capitalization and reporting for utility construction projects.

The Cost Accountant role involves month-end accounting closes, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, pricing analysis, and inventory claims preparation.

The Cost Accountant II prepares month-end closing entries, analyzes costs, ensures compliance with accounting standards, supports audits, and collaborates with teams to manage project finances.

The Cost Accountant analyzes manufacturing costs, prepares reports, collaborates with teams for cost optimization, and supports financial processes.

Analyze, maintain, and report manufacturing costs and inventory valuation. Update standard costs, investigate variances, support month‑end/year‑end close, participate in physical counts, assist budgeting/forecasting, integrate production flow into ERP, and recommend process improvements to improve profitability and cost controls.

Responsible for product costing, inventory valuation, and manufacturing cost visibility. Analyze cost drivers, labor/burden rates, and variances; support GAAP-compliant financial reporting, cost rolls, and excess/obsolete inventory reserves. Partner with Operations and Supply Chain to improve cost performance.

Support cost accounting by analyzing manufacturing costs, maintaining standard costs, tracking inventory and WIP, performing variance analysis, supporting month-end close and financial reporting, assisting budgeting/forecasting, ensuring ERP data accuracy, collaborating with operations and participating in audits.

The Cost Accountant manages cost calculations, variance analysis, supports ERP processes, and ensures internal controls in a manufacturing context.

Maintain and audit product cost data and cost systems, support new product costing, ensure accurate inventory and fixed asset recording, perform reconciliations and financial analyses, improve processes and internal controls, and communicate cost changes to stakeholders.

Manage and reconcile cost and inventory activities including work order review, variance analysis, cycle counts, physical inventory support, fixed asset recordkeeping and audits, and cost discrepancy reporting.

Manage and reconcile cost and inventory activities: review and close work orders, analyze BOM vs. WOs variances, monitor cycle counts, prepare inventory reports, support physical inventories and audits, resolve purchase/selling price discrepancies, and maintain fixed asset records and audits.

Oversee daily manufacturing financial performance at a plant: investigate issues, prepare monthly performance dashboards, update forecasts, set the plant budget, and report variances to forecast and budget.

The Cost Accountant supports plant departments with cost management, budgeting, and inventory control, analyzing variances, and maintaining financial records.

Assist in executing financial, compliance, and operational audits, evaluate internal controls, and prepare reports on audit results. Conduct special audits and support other auditors to enhance efficiency.