Top Cost Accountant Jobs

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.

Manage month-end/quarterly/annual close, prepare journal entries and reconciliations, and maintain internal controls. Lead cost accounting for capital-intensive manufacturing (inventory, WIP, overhead, standard costing), oversee fixed assets and capex, and handle R&D accounting and tax credit documentation. Support ERP and compliance tool implementations and assist with audits and tax incentives.

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 Cost Accountant & Office Manager oversees financial operations, accounts payable, HR administration, and office management while ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.

Perform general accounting tasks across AR/AP, cost accounting, financial and global reporting, inventory control, and payroll. Prepare reconciliations, support month-end close, ensure GAAP compliance, assist with SOX/SEC reporting, coordinate with internal/external partners, improve processes, and support ad-hoc projects and audits.

Perform product cost accounting and production data analysis; review manufacturing cost controls and shift/hand-over records; prepare cost statements, quotas, and cost analysis reports; monitor inventory and unfinished product levels; coordinate cost analysis meetings and investigate account inconsistencies.

Manage production data collection and analysis, perform product cost accounting and reconciliations, prepare cost statements and analysis reports, monitor quotas and production processes, conduct inventory checks, review factory/workshop records, and support efforts to reduce work-in-progress inventory.

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.

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.

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.

Evaluate and validate federal grant expenditures and cost allocation methodologies to ensure compliance with 2 CFR Part 200. Reconcile costs with financial statements, identify unallowable costs, prepare reports and recommendations, maintain tracking tools, support audits, and collaborate with stakeholders across hospitals, universities, tribal governments, and non-profits. Federal government experience required.

Perform monthly cost accounting for Wine & Spirits entities: COGS, inventory valuation, variance analysis, journal entries, reconciliations, trial balance review, and support audits and quarterly reporting while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive cost efficiencies.

Manage plant-level manufacturing cost accounting, maintain standard costs, analyze variances, reconcile inventory and general ledger, lead month/year-end closes, support audits, and partner with EHS on environmental reporting and sustainability initiatives while mentoring junior staff and driving process improvements.

Manage manufacturing product costing, BOM setup and maintenance, inventory valuation, variance analysis, overhead allocation, and margin performance. Provide cost rolls, analyze cost drivers, support operations with actionable insights, perform month-end reconciliations and reporting, and drive continuous improvement in cost accounting processes.

The Accountant II supports financial record-keeping, reporting, and compliance with GAAP, focuses on accounts payable, and assists with monthly accounting processes.

The role involves procurement cost analysis, preparing and analyzing cost proposals, and ensuring accurate cost allocation, requiring experience in finance and cost accounting.

Analyze manufacturing costs, prepare financial reports, develop cost reduction strategies, and ensure compliance with accounting policies.

Support cost accounting in a manufacturing environment by maintaining standard costs in Oracle ERP, analyzing production and purchase variances, supporting inventory accuracy and physical counts, aiding monthly close and financial reporting, and partnering with Operations, Engineering, and Supply Chain to drive cost improvements and forecasting.