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Provides cost accounting and financial reporting support for manufacturing operations. Responsibilities include inventory and WIP accounting, reconciliations, month-end close, cost and profitability analysis, production variance analysis, audit support, inventory audits, ROI evaluations, and capital project reporting. The role partners with manufacturing, sales, and finance teams to improve cost visibility, identify savings opportunities, and support business decisions.

Supports manufacturing operations through production costing, monthly results analysis, spending forecasts, variance analysis, budgeting, inventory preparation, month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, reporting, and project tracking.

The Cost Accountant analyzes manufacturing costs, inventory valuations, labor and material standards, cost variances, and profitability. Responsibilities include financial reporting under GAAP and IFRS, month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, variance reporting, audit support, and manufacturing expense process improvements. The role also supports SAP-related finance and manufacturing processes and requires collaboration across finance and manufacturing teams.

Cost Accountant supporting manufacturing plants through cost management, inventory analysis, standard costing, forecasts, budgeting, variance analysis, financial controls, and operational reporting. The role advises plant leadership, monitors labor and inventory metrics, supports bids and project turnover, evaluates reserves, drives process improvements, and ensures accurate plant financial performance. It requires accounting or finance education, manufacturing experience, standard-cost knowledge, SAP or ERP experience, and strong Excel skills.

Supports manufacturing close activities, journal entries, reconciliations, financial reporting, cost and inventory analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. Partners with plant operations, procurement, engineering, supply chain, and finance teams to improve performance. Develops dashboards and KPIs, supports ERP enhancements and reporting automation, ensures GAAP and internal-control compliance, and contributes to process improvement and strategic operational initiatives.

Leads product costing and Bill of Materials implementation for new and existing products. Develops cost standards, validates BOMs and routings, analyzes manufacturing and component costs, ensures accurate COGS and inventory mappings, supports product launches, governs item data, and provides actionable financial insights through cross-functional collaboration.

Maintains manufacturing standard costs, labor and overhead rates, routings, inventory valuation, and variance analysis. Partners with Operations, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, and Finance to support product costing, profitability analysis, budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and cost-reduction initiatives. Requires manufacturing cost accounting expertise, advanced Excel skills, inventory accounting knowledge, and experience with standard costing, labor and overhead rates, and ERP systems.

The Cost Accountant maintains accounting records, reviews P&L and balance sheet accounts, reconciles variances, prepares adjustment entries, supports financial close and reporting, and assists with forecasting and budgeting. The role researches accounting issues, identifies financial risks, ensures compliance with accounting and reporting requirements, and partners with Operations to improve business metrics.

Supports forecasting, cost and project accounting for manufacturing and engineer-to-order projects. Responsibilities include processing contract orders and changes, reviewing project costs, maintaining budgets and revenue recognition in ERP systems, ensuring JSOX and accounting-policy compliance, preparing managerial reports, analyzing manufacturing variances, coordinating with Operations, testing special projects, and improving processes.

The Cost Accountant analyzes manufacturing costs, materials, labor, inventory, and cost variances; maintains cost standards and financial statements; supports month-end close, reconciliations, audits, GAAP/IFRS compliance, and process improvements. The role partners with finance and manufacturing teams, supports the Revit transition, investigates waste and profitability opportunities, and delivers variance reporting to management.

Supports cost accounting activities including inventory tracking, variance analysis, month-end close, journal entries, account reconciliations, financial controls, audit reporting, ERP maintenance, and process improvement. Works with supply chain, operations, and international sites to maintain accurate accounting records and identify inventory issues.

Manages financial activities for ongoing real estate and construction projects, including invoice and loan draw processing, vendor statement research, data entry, reconciliations, change orders, month-end close, bank reconciliations, financial statement analysis, and budget variance reporting.

Oversee inventory accounting, product costing, landed cost allocation, gross margin analysis, and cost-related month-end close activities. Maintain costing systems, reconcile inventory and COGS accounts, analyze variances and inventory risks, support audits and financial reporting, and ensure GAAP compliance. Partner with procurement, supply chain, operations, sales, and IT on cost control, system integrations, ERP enhancements, and data integrity initiatives involving NetSuite and the WMS.

Performs cost accounting for a manufacturing facility, including month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, variance analysis, budgeting, inventory audits, and standard cost maintenance. Supports internal and external audits, ensures US GAAP compliance, and provides backup support for other plants. Requires a bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, at least three years of experience, strong GAAP knowledge, Microsoft Office proficiency, and preferably SAP and manufacturing accounting experience.

Senior Cost Accountant responsible for cost accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, reconciliations, financial reporting, internal controls, and audit support in a manufacturing environment. Partners with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Commercial, and Leadership teams to analyze profitability, identify performance opportunities, support capital investment decisions, and improve business processes and reporting.

Performs manufacturing cost accounting, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, inventory valuation, variance analysis, profitability analysis, and management reporting. Partners with Finance and Operations leadership to interpret financial and operational data, identify risks and opportunities, improve controls and reporting, and support business decisions. The role also develops financial models and dashboards, supports audits, and leads process improvement initiatives.

The Plant Cost Accountant supports manufacturing finance through standard cost rollups, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, plant reporting, bill of materials audits, product costing, invoice processing, account mapping, and plant close activities. The role requires maintaining accurate financial and production data while collaborating with plant and corporate teams.

Supports standard costing for co-manufactured products, including SAP cost updates, BOM-based calculations, inventory valuation, invoice reconciliations, variance analysis, audits, budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close activities. The role monitors cost drivers, identifies risks and trends, supports profitability and pricing decisions, maintains costing data integrity, and collaborates with Finance, Procurement, Operations, and external co-manufacturers.

Maintains product costing, inventory valuation, manufacturing variance analysis, reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close activities. Partners with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Operations, and Finance teams to improve profitability, controls, reporting, and costing processes. Supports inventory audits, forecasting, budgeting, ERP enhancements, process automation, and operational decision-making using D365 Finance & Operations and advanced Excel.

Performs detailed incurred-cost analysis, develops cost reports, supports monthly close, implements process improvements, and collaborates across departments. Ensures cost accounting compliance with contracts, Federal Acquisition Regulations, Cost Accounting Standards, and US GAAP. The role also handles special projects and requires strong analytical, organizational, communication, and accounting skills.

The Cost Accountant manages capitalization and coding for capital project spend, fixed asset registers, depreciation, journal entries, reconciliations, roll-forwards, and month-end close activities. The role supports SOX controls, internal and external audits, construction-in-progress accounting, physical asset verification, and process improvements. It requires close collaboration with project controllers, procurement, accounts payable, and other stakeholders while applying U.S. GAAP and company capitalization policies.

Supports the Controller with month-, quarter-, and year-end accounting, reconciliations, financial reporting, audits, SOX controls, variance analysis, inventory transactions, and manufacturing cost accounting. The role researches financial data, resolves AP and receiving variances, supports physical inventory, and reports findings across multiple operating sites. It requires advanced Excel skills, strong analytical abilities, and collaboration with accounting and operations teams.

Provide financial leadership and business-partner support to DePuy Synthes supply chain manufacturing. Own standard costing for US Orthopedics, manage monthly close and reporting, perform variance analysis, forecast and track manufacturing projects and capital, support audits and process improvements, and supply ad-hoc financial analysis for Raynham and Bridgewater facilities.

Responsible for cost accounting across manufacturing sites, including monthly financial reporting, standard costing, variance analysis, inventory reconciliation, audits, management reporting, and production performance analysis. The role partners with accounting leadership and plant operations to improve costing accuracy, support capacity business cases, and provide financial insights on labor, materials, overhead, quality, scrap, and other manufacturing KPIs.

Manage full-cycle accounts payable, government contract job costing, cost allocations, subcontractor invoice reviews, travel expense audits, per diem compliance, tax accruals, fixed assets, and month-end close. Ensure FAR/DFARS compliance and audit readiness, support DCAA/DCMA audits, prepare tax filings, and improve AP and job-cost processes. Collaborate with project management, procurement, and contracts teams to validate costs and accruals.