Top Cost Accountant Jobs

Process accounts receivable transactions, including invoicing, receipt posting, aging analysis, collections follow-up, account reconciliations, dispute resolution, discrepancy investigation, and month-end billing close support. The role requires advanced Excel and ERP knowledge, strong numerical accuracy, communication skills, attention to detail, and English-Chinese bilingual proficiency.

Supports accounting operations, reconciliations, month-end close, financial reporting, audits, and compliance. Performs semiconductor manufacturing cost analysis, including standard costing, yield and process cost modeling, variance analysis, product margins, target costing, and cost-driver assessment. Collaborates with operations, engineering, and supply chain teams on manufacturing profitability, capacity planning, technology investment, process improvement, documentation, and adoption of cost accounting tools.

Leads cost accounting for high-volume manufacturing, including standard costs, BOM and routing accuracy, variance analysis, inventory reconciliations, cost rolls, and ERP costing master data. Supports month-end close, forecasting, budgeting, SOX controls, and margin analysis. Partners with Operations and IT, leads cross-functional cost-control initiatives, investigates manufacturing variances, presents financial insights to leadership, and mentors peers.

Own the cost accounting function across two commercial bakeries. Implement standard costing in Business Central, maintain BOMs and standard costs, analyze purchase price, yield, labor, overhead, and manufacturing variances, oversee inventory valuation, perform SKU and channel margin analysis, and execute plant month-end close activities. Partner with purchasing, operations, and the CFO on pricing, waste reduction, capital investments, and spending control. The role requires regular production-floor engagement and periodic travel to Montana.

Leads cost accounting and inventory control across multiple sites. Responsibilities include cost analysis, variance analysis, standard cost updates, month-end close support, inventory reconciliations, reserve calculations, cost reduction projects, audit and SOX control support, budgeting, inventory reduction, scrap and obsolescence tracking, and physical inventory coordination. Oversees at least one direct report and partners with Operations and Divisional Finance leadership.

Performs advanced cost accounting, including cost standards, inventory and variance analysis, production postings, margin reporting, reconciliations, and month-end and year-end close activities. Partners with manufacturing plants, supports audits, evaluates cost efficiency, and prepares financial and budget reports. Maintains cost databases and establishes material, labor, and overhead standards across raw materials, work in process, non-value-added inventory, and finished goods.

Performs advanced cost accounting, including cost analysis, inventory and production postings, cost standards, variance analysis, margin reporting, reconciliations, month-end and year-end close, budgeting, and audit support. Partners with manufacturing plants and other departments to identify inaccuracies and recommend cost-effective solutions.

Ensures compliance with FAR, CAS, and DCAA requirements in an aerospace manufacturing environment. Prepares incurred cost submissions, maintains pricing and indirect rates, supports government audits, develops cost allocation methodologies, analyzes variances, and assists with contract pricing. The role also maintains ERP cost segregation, strengthens internal controls, supports timekeeping compliance, and collaborates with program management and contracts teams.

Supports cost accounting for a manufacturing plant by maintaining material costs, tracking inventory, analyzing freight and production variances, reconciling accounts and expenses, preparing journal entries, conducting costing reviews, auditing fixed assets, assisting with physical inventory and accounts payable, and identifying cost-saving improvements.

Oversee enterprise cost accounting across four brewing facilities by standardizing bills of materials, production routings, cost structures, and standard costing methodology. Consolidate SKU and site-level cost data, analyze variances, maintain dashboards, support budgeting and audits, and strengthen inventory valuation controls. Partner with plant operations, procurement, commercial leadership, and finance to support pricing, capital investment, new products, and site onboarding. Travel domestically to production locations to validate costing data.

Oversee and standardize enterprise cost accounting across four manufacturing locations, including bills of materials, production routings, standard costing, variance analysis, overhead absorption, inventory controls, and cost reporting. Partner with plant operations, procurement, commercial teams, and finance leadership to support budgeting, forecasting, pricing, capital projects, new product development, audits, and site onboarding. Maintain ERP/MRP costing modules and validate data through cross-site audits and production-floor engagement.

Own cost and inventory accounting, month-end close, standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, reconciliations, reporting, controls, and audit support for three manufacturing sites. Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Planning, and Finance to identify cost drivers, improve processes, strengthen controls, and support operational decisions. The role also promotes automation and AI-driven reporting improvements and requires four days onsite in Hillsboro, Oregon with quarterly travel.

Responsible for project revenue and cost recognition, customer contract accounting, inventory reconciliation, estimates at completion, journal entries, month-end close, SOX documentation, reporting, and process improvement. The role interprets contracts under ASC 606, establishes programs and charge codes, investigates accounting irregularities, and supports financial decision-making in a complex manufacturing environment.

The Cost Accountant analyzes manufacturing and production costs, maintains standard costs, posts inventory and work-in-progress journal entries, reconciles accounts, and prepares monthly reporting. The role explains margin variances, supports forecasting and annual planning, maintains cost and inventory KPI data, recommends cost-effective solutions, and assists with audits. It requires collaboration with management and cross-functional teams while ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and confidentiality.

Prepares and maintains accounting records, reviews profit and loss accounts, reconciles balance sheet accounts, researches forecast-to-actual variances, and posts required adjustments. The role supports monthly book close and reporting, prepares budgets and forecasts, identifies accounting risks, ensures compliance with accounting and reporting requirements, and partners with Operations to improve business metrics.

Responsible for manufacturing cost accounting, including standard costing, variance analysis, inventory valuation, WIP tracking, and absorption costing. Tracks costs for R&D and government-funded contracts, supports cost-plus arrangements, maintains audit documentation, and assists with monthly close, financial reporting, internal controls, intercompany allocations, and audits. Partners with operations, engineering, and finance leadership to improve cost transparency, compliance, and reporting accuracy.

Senior Cost Accountant responsible for month-end close, fixed asset and capital expenditure accounting, product profitability analysis, forecasting, budgeting, inventory controls, and physical inventory. The role audits costing, bills of material, and production routings; supports quoting; partners with plant operations and cross-functional teams; presents financial insights to management; and leads continuous improvement initiatives.

Manages project finances from budgeting through completion, analyzing profitability, product costs, trends, and variances. Provides management with cost-based insights, maintains cost standards, records accounting entries, processes equipment orders and contracts, creates purchase and work orders, approves invoices, and oversees inventory control and purchasing. Coordinates with Operations, Sales, and Accounting while managing multiple priorities accurately and independently.

Administer cost accounting, production costing, inventory valuation, month-end close, standard-versus-actual cost tracking, margin analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and inventory reconciliation. Establish material, labor, and overhead standards; evaluate new product cost models; identify obsolete inventory; and recommend actions to improve plant cost competitiveness. The role requires collaboration across departments, strong ERP transaction knowledge, and advanced Excel skills.

The Cost Accountant will support the management and participate in cost controlling tasks, including preparing reports on sales, costs, and profit loss, maintaining cost files, and assisting in pricing decisions.

Maintain standard costs in the ERP, perform COGS and inventory variance analysis, support month/quarter/year-end closings, reconcile GL vs perpetual, analyze manufacturing expenses, and collaborate with operations to control material, labor, and overhead costs.

Responsible for maintaining cost allocation methodologies, recording allocation journal entries, analyzing financial results and variances, and supporting inventory costing, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, month-end close, reconciliations, audits, and process improvements across a multi-entity healthcare organization.

Manage accounting and financial tracking for capital construction projects and media productions: reconcile project costs, analyze budgets, monitor invoices/change orders, ensure grant compliance, prepare reports, support year-end close, and assist with capitalization and audit-ready documentation.

Maintains product, job, standard, and inventory costing within Epicor Kinetic. Performs manufacturing account reconciliations, month-end close, variance analysis, budgeting, forecasting, margin analysis, and inventory control. Partners with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, Sales, and plant leadership to improve cost visibility, profitability, and manufacturing processes. Supports audits, ERP initiatives, dashboards, and continuous improvement across multiple locations.

Provides cost accounting support in a manufacturing environment, including margin and absorption reporting, variance analysis, forecasting, inventory valuation, journal entries, reconciliations, consolidation, audit support, and SOX compliance. Partners with operations and other departments to translate financial results into operational insights, supports ERP implementations, and identifies workflow improvements.