Cost Accountant

Leoforce; Austin (TX); Vor Ort; USD 80.000 - 105.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Leoforce in Austin, TX is seeking a Cost Accountant to support manufacturing cost analysis and profitability. This role focuses on product costing, inventory accuracy, and financial reporting with cross-functional collaboration across accounting, finance, production, and operations.

The candidate should have mid-level experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment and strong Excel/ERP skills to deliver reliable cost data for business decisions.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, cost accounting, plant accounting, or inventory accounting.
• Understanding of inventory valuation, cost allocations, and manufacturing variances.
• Experience working with ERP systems and advanced Excel functions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to communicate financial information to operations teams.

Aufgaben

• Maintain and analyze standard costing, actual costing, or other applicable product-costing methodologies.
• Monitor raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods costs.
• Analyze labor, material, overhead, and production variances.
• Support inventory reconciliations, cycle counts, and valuation.
• Prepare cost reports, margin analysis, and operational financial reporting.
• Assist with month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Analyze manufacturing efficiency, scrap, waste, and production expenses.
• Partner with plant management and operations to identify cost trends and improvement opportunities.
• Support annual budgets, forecasts, and cost updates.

Kenntnisse

Manufacturing cost accounting

Plant accounting

Inventory accounting

Cost variance analysis

Cost reporting

Month-end close

Inventory valuation

Cost allocations

Communication with operations

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Excel (advanced)

SAP

JD Edwards

Hyperion

Great Plains

Jobbeschreibung

Cost Accountant

Austin,TX, US

6967711

3 days ago

Job Description

Experience: Mid Level

Salary: $80,000 - $105,000 per year

Job Details

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Overview

We are seeking a Cost Accountant to support financial performance, inventory accuracy, product costing, and operational profitability within a manufacturing environment. This professional will work closely with accounting, finance, production, and operations teams to analyze manufacturing costs and provide reliable financial information for business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costing, actual costing, or other applicable product-costing methodologies.


• Monitor raw materials, work-in-process inventory, and finished goods costs.


• Analyze labor, material, overhead, and production variances.


• Support inventory reconciliations, cycle counts, and valuation.


• Prepare cost reports, margin analysis, and operational financial reporting.


• Assist with month-end close, journal entries, and account reconciliations.


• Analyze manufacturing efficiency, scrap, waste, and production expenses.


• Partner with plant management and operations to identify cost trends and improvement opportunities.


• Support annual budgets, forecasts, and cost updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field preferred.


• Experience in manufacturing, cost accounting, plant accounting, or inventory accounting.


• Understanding of inventory valuation, cost allocations, and manufacturing variances.


• Experience working with ERP systems and advanced Excel functions.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.


• Ability to communicate financial information to operations teams.

A bit about us

We're connecting with Cost Accountants across Texas who enjoy working at the intersection of accounting, manufacturing, and operations.

If you like analyzing production costs, inventory, margins, and manufacturing variances, we'd like to learn what you're looking for next.

Why join us?

• Why explore opportunities with us?


• Potential opportunities with established and growing manufacturers.


• Exposure to plant operations, production leadership, and financial decision-making.


• Roles where cost accounting directly influences profitability.


• Career paths toward Senior Cost Accountant, Plant Controller, and Controller.


• Whether you're looking for greater responsibility, stronger compensation, or a new challenge, let's connect.

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