Cost Accountant — Manufacturing

Red Rover Recruitment; Toronto; Presencial; CAD 60 000 - 80 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Our client, a contract manufacturer in Ontario, is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant who excels at hands-on product costing and interpreting manufacturing data. You will interact daily with Sales, Purchasing and Operations to prepare quotations and maintain cost standards.

Responsibilities include standard cost development, variance analysis, and supporting month-end processes. CPA helpful but not required; 3+ years of experience preferred.

Qualificações

• At least 3 years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with BOMs, labour and overhead standards, standard costing.
• Strong Excel skills and ERP experience; familiarity with PPV analysis.
• Ability to validate work, explain costs clearly across departments.

Responsabilidades

• Prepare timely cost sheets and quotations using BOMs and costs.
• Develop and update standard product costs with periodic reviews.
• Analyze variances, margins, and PPV; review costing outputs for reasonableness.
• Collaborate with Sales, Purchasing and Manufacturing to support pricing decisions.
• Support inventory revaluations, month-end close and management reporting.

Conhecimentos

Cost accounting

Bills of materials

Overhead standards

PPV (purchase price variances)

Excel proficiency

ERP systems

Data analysis

Formação académica

Accounting/Finance degree

CPA helpful

Ferramentas

MAGIC ERP

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Our client is an established contract manufacturer producing consumer and household products for leading North American brands and retailers. They are seeking an experienced Cost Accountant who enjoys hands-on product costing, works comfortably with manufacturing data and has the judgment to recognize when a number does not make sense.

This is a practical, high-impact position in Finance with close daily interaction with Sales, Purchasing and Operations. Roughly 50% of the role involves preparing customer quotations; the balance is focused on maintaining standards, cost accounting and explaining variances. It will suit someone who values ownership, accuracy and a stable long-term role.

Responsibilities

• Prepare timely, accurate customer cost sheets and quotations using bills of materials, material and packaging costs, direct labour and manufacturing overhead.
• Develop and update standard product costs, including annual standards and quarterly reviews; maintain reliable data in the ERP system.
• Analyze quoted versus standard versus actual costs, margins, purchase price variances (PPV) and production/costing variances.
• Review costing outputs for reasonableness, identify errors or unexpected cost drivers and investigate discrepancies before issuing quotes.
• Work directly with Sales, Purchasing and manufacturing colleagues to confirm assumptions, resolve issues and support pricing decisions.
• Support inventory revaluations, month-end reconciliations and journal entries, management reporting, and audit-related costing requirements.
• Help improve costing accuracy, consistency and the quality of information used for commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of meaningful cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally with product costing and a high volume of quotes or cost builds.
• Sound knowledge of bills of materials, labour and overhead standards, standard costing, PPV, inventory accounting and margin analysis.
• Strong Excel skills and experience working with an ERP system; MAGIC experience is an asset.
• Ability to validate your own work, challenge unusual costs and communicate findings clearly across departments.
• An accounting or finance education; CPA qualification is helpful but not required.