Cost Accountant

Jobot; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company matching

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Jobot partners with a growing manufacturing organization in Chicago to hire an experienced Cost Accountant who will support standard costing, inventory management, and financial reporting across production operations.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on cost accounting experience, strong ERP knowledge, and solid understanding of BOMs, standard costing, and inventory reconciliation. Travel to facilities is occasional.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, BOMs, inventory accounting, and variances.
• Experience with ERP systems and maintaining costing data.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with large data sets.
• Ability to communicate with finance, production, warehouse, and operations teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and validate standard costs for manufactured products.
• Manage BOMs, ensuring accurate costing for new and existing products.
• Lead annual standard cost updates and recurring cost accounting processes.
• Analyze manufacturing cost variances and identify optimization opportunities.
• Reconcile inventory across facilities and warehouses.
• Partner with production and warehouse on month-end counts, valuation, reporting.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and strengthen financial controls.
• Maintain cost accounting data and ERP transactions.
• Support month-end close, COGS reporting, and financial analysis.
• Provide costing insights for product and customer profitability.
• Collaborate with operations to identify cost risks and savings.

Skills

Cost accounting

BOMs

Inventory control

ERP systems

Excel

Variance analysis

Financial analysis

Month-end close

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Cost Accountant

$80000 - $100000 per year | Chicago, IL | On-site | Permanent

Drive Manufacturing Profitability Through Cost Accounting, Inventory, and Financial Analysis

A bit about us:

We are partnering with a growing manufacturing organization seeking an experienced Cost Accountant to support standard costing, inventory management, and financial reporting across its production operations.

This individual will work closely with manufacturing, operations, purchasing, and warehouse teams to maintain accurate product costs, improve inventory controls, and provide valuable financial insights that support business decisions.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on manufacturing cost accounting experience, strong ERP knowledge, and a solid understanding of bills of material (BOMs), standard costing, and inventory reconciliation.

Why join us?

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and paid holidays.
• Opportunity to work closely with manufacturing leadership and contribute to operational improvements.

Job Details

What You’ll Do

• Develop, maintain, and validate standard costs for manufactured products, including materials, labor, and overhead.
• Manage bills of material (BOMs), ensuring accurate costing for new and existing products.
• Lead annual standard cost updates and recurring cost accounting processes.
• Analyze manufacturing cost variances and identify opportunities for operational improvements.
• Reconcile inventory across manufacturing facilities and internal and third-party warehouses.
• Partner with production and warehouse teams on month-end inventory counts, valuation, and reporting.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies and implement improvements to strengthen financial controls.
• Maintain accurate cost accounting data and transactions within the ERP system.
• Support month-end close activities, cost of goods sold (COGS) reporting, and financial analysis.
• Provide costing insights to support product and customer profitability analysis.
• Collaborate with operations and supply chain teams to identify cost risks and opportunities for savings.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 3+ years of cost accounting experience, preferably within manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, BOMs, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variances.
• Experience working with ERP systems and maintaining accurate costing data.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including working with large data sets.
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes, inventory controls, and month-end close procedures.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate effectively with finance, production, warehouse, and operations teams.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to manufacturing or warehouse facilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within food and beverage, CPG, or high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Exposure to multi-location inventory management and third-party warehouse reconciliation.
• Experience with annual standard cost rolls and product profitability analysis.

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