Cost Accountant

Staff Financial Group; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Staff Financial Group seeks a Cost Accountant to own product costing for our manufacturing operation, focusing on pricing new models and analyzing monthly variances. This on-site role requires hands-on costing and close collaboration with operations.

You'll build cost models, analyze material, labor, and overhead costs, and explain drivers behind cost changes to management to support pricing decisions. Remote work is not available.

Qualifications

• Hands-on cost accounting experience, ideally in manufacturing.
• Experience pricing or costing new products.
• Monthly variance analysis (material, labor, overhead)
• Strong grasp of standard costing and inventory valuation
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain cost models for new products
• Research and explain monthly cost variances
• Analyze material, labor, and overhead costs
• Partner with operations and management on pricing and cost decisions

Skills

Cost accounting

Product costing

Variance analysis

Standard costing

Inventory valuation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

About the role

We're hiring a Cost Accountant to own product costing for our manufacturing operation. This is a dedicated cost accounting role, not a general ledger position. You'll price new models, research cost variances each month, and help the team understand what drives material and labor costs.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain cost models for new products
• Research and explain monthly cost variances
• Analyze material, labor, and overhead costs
• Partner with operations and management on pricing and cost decisions

Must-haves

• Hands‑on cost accounting experience, ideally in manufacturing
• Experience pricing or costing new products
• Monthly variance analysis (material, labor, overhead)
• Strong grasp of standard costing and inventory valuation
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

This role is fully on-site. Remote or hybrid isn't available.