Top Cost Accountant Jobs

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

Support and maintain standard costs in Oracle ERP, analyze production and purchase variances, assist monthly close and inventory valuation, support budgeting and forecasting, and partner with Engineering, Operations, and Supply Chain to improve costing and manufacturing efficiency.

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

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

Prepare timely, accurate cost estimates and bid quotations for standard and custom equipment; review bid documents, equipment selection and pricing; provide product cost information to Sales, Engineering, and Finance; maintain product knowledge and organized work practices; perform other duties as assigned.

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.

Perform manufacturing cost accounting and variance analysis, maintain standard costing and inventory valuation, support S&OP, monitor CAPEX/OPEX, optimize working capital, build ROI/business cases, and create Power BI management reports while partnering with cross-functional teams.

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

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.

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: 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 will conduct cost studies and analyses, manage cost accounting processes, prepare financial reports, and ensure inventory accuracy.

Monitor and analyze inventory valuation, production run rates, variances, material and freight costs. Develop and maintain standard costs, process monthly cost allocations and closings, manage inventory master data and BOMs, support physical inventories and audits, prepare sales/use tax returns, document procedures, assist EDI onboarding, and perform periodic plant visits to improve costing accuracy and efficiency.

Perform cost accounting and FP&A analysis for light manufacturing: own standard cost and variance analysis, translate operational drivers into forecasts, partner with plant operations, support month‑end close, produce ad‑hoc analyses, and communicate findings and recommendations to leadership.

The Sr Cost Accountant will manage inventory and cost accounting, ensuring accuracy and implementing process improvements while collaborating with various teams for better visibility into costs and margins.

Lead cost accounting and inventory control for US CVD manufacturing, maintain standard costing, analyze variances, prepare budgets, forecasts and 5-year plans, support R&D tax credit submissions, produce management reporting and dashboards using Power BI and AI tools, and partner with operations and finance across multiple sites.

Analyze and maintain product standard costs, track material/labor/overhead variances, support inventory valuation and monthly close, prepare cost reports, reconcile production work orders, and partner with plant teams to identify cost-saving opportunities and ensure accurate financial reporting and controls.

The Cost Accountant will analyze manufacturing costs, lead BOM reviews, evaluate cost impacts, and provide management with cost insights while supporting ERP system conversions and continuous improvement initiatives.

The Cost Accountant analyzes material and labor costs, maintains the cost accounting system, ensures inventory accuracy, and develops annual budgets.

Analyze and monitor manufacturing costs, perform variance and margin analysis, maintain inventory valuation per GAAP, support month- and year-end closes, prepare cost reports, and collaborate with operations to improve costing and controls.

Manage and analyze manufacturing product costs, including material, labor, overhead, inventory valuation, and variances. Support pricing, month-end close, budgeting/forecasting, ERP cost systems, and cross-functional process improvements to improve profitability and operational efficiency.

Lead manufacturing cost accounting for HET and HA MRO: maintain standard costs, validate BOMs/routings, analyze manufacturing variances, ensure accurate inventory and WIP accounting, support month-end close, drive cost improvements, and develop a junior analyst while partnering with operations, supply chain and engineering.

Manage manufacturing cost accounting including standard costs, inventory valuation, and cost roll‑ups. Execute month/quarter/year close activities, perform variance and margin analyses, support inventory optimization, BOM costing, make‑vs‑buy analysis, and partner with manufacturing to improve efficiency and reporting. Provide ad hoc financial analysis and tools to support senior management.

Ensure federal grant expenditures comply with 2 CFR Part 200 by reviewing cost allocation plans, validating allowability of costs, reconciling financial data, excluding unallowable costs, supporting financial reports, and advising on cost allocation across hospitals, universities, tribal entities, and non-profits.