Cost Accountant

Franklin International; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Free on-site fitness center

Nurse health coach

529 Plan matching

Adoption support

Job summary

Franklin International in Columbus, Ohio, is seeking a Cost Accountant to manage standard cost systems, product costing, and inventory valuation. You will monitor manufacturing costs, track variances, and support the month-end close with accurate reconciliations and reporting.

The role requires a business degree and strong Excel/MS Office skills, with the ability to analyze data, communicate findings clearly, and collaborate across departments to ensure cost integrity and timely decision making.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree or two-year degree with equivalent experience.
• Strong Excel and MS Office skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and analytical abilities.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and monitor the standard cost system accuracy and integrity.
• Prepare product costing and analyze inventory transactions.
• Support month-end close with journal entries and reconciliations.
• Analyze cost variances and assist with process improvements.
• Provide routine and on-demand cost reports and analyses.
• Collaborate with departments to ensure accurate cost modeling.

Skills

Excel

MS Office

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Detail oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or business administration

Tools

MS Office Suite

Excel

Job description

Franklin International, a leading manufacturer of adhesives, coatings, and sealants is currently seeking a Cost Accountant. This position is responsible for cost accounting tasks related to maintaining the accuracy and integrity of Franklin's standard cost system, product costing, inventory transactions, valuation, and physical inventory, manufacturing costs, and cost variances. Supports the month-end close process and provides routine and on-demand reporting, reconciling, and analysis.

Fundamental Job Tasks

Maintaining the standard cost system

Responsible for the daily tasks and checks that ensure the standard cost system is working correctly and efficiently. Helps identify setup issues and speaks for cost system concerns when assisting with new processes. Monitors for exceptions indicating inventory and product cost issues.

Product costing

Ensures new products are costed correctly and efficiently through an understanding of the cost system and Franklin's manufacturing processes as well as collaboration with relevant departments. Provides cost estimates for new products as needed. Participates in quarterly standard cost rollups.

Inventory transactions, valuation, and physical inventory

Reviews inventory transactions, works with various departments to ensure transactional integrity, assists with inventory reserve and monitoring unsellable inventory. Participates in year-end physical inventory.

Manufacturing costs

Ensures manufacturing expenses are recorded correctly, assists with corrections, provides analysis and reporting as needed. Assists with cost models and ensuring expenses ultimately roll up into product costs correctly.

Cost variances

Reviews variances including PPV, cycle counts, shop orders, etc. Summarizes and identifies trends and problem items/transactions. Supports corrections and process improvement.

Support month-end close

Supports costing accounting related month-end close activities including journal entries, reconciliations, and database loads.

Provide reporting, reconciling, and analysis

Supports various departments and processes with routine and on-demand reporting and analysis.

Targeted Skills/Knowledge

Professional status as demonstrated by a four-year business degree or two-year degree with equivalent experience. Experience with MS Office Suite required along with strong Excel skills. The position requires strong interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills, as well as good written and verbal communication skills. Must have proven ability to meet tight deadlines, ensure accuracy, and collaborate effectively.

About Us

Based in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., Franklin International was established in 1935 and today is among the largest privately held manufacturers of adhesives, sealants and polymers for commercial and industrial applications. Franklin integrates its core competency -emulsion polymerization - into a broad product offering, including glues, adhesives, hot melts, binders, sizing compounds and more. These products are distributed across six continents for use in construction, furniture manufacturing, millwork, paper converting, pressure-sensitive products and fiberglass reinforcement.

Franklin International is proud of our family-friendly atmosphere. We are small enough that people know your name, but big enough to have the resources available to do amazing things within our industry. Our award-winning benefits program includes a wide range of benefits from medical, dental, and vision insurance to more unique options like a free on-site fitness center, nurse health coach, 529 Plan matching, and adoption support.

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• free on-site fitness center
• nurse health coach
• 529 Plan matching
• adoption support

Our average employee tenure is over twelve years; learn more at www.FranklinInternational.com.