Cost Accountant

Vaco by Highspring; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring is seeking a detail-oriented Cost Accountant to join the finance team in Louisville, KY. The role will support cost accounting, inventory activity, and the general ledger to ensure accurate product costs and financial reporting.

The ideal candidate will have experience with job costing, strong analytical skills, and a solid understanding of core accounting principles. This position offers a path to growth within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 2–4 years of accounting experience in manufacturing or cost-focused roles.
• Understanding of cost accounting, inventory accounting, or job costing principles.
• Experience with general ledger accounting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Proficiency in Excel and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and monitor product and job costing to ensure accurate cost allocation.
• Prepare and post journal entries related to cost accounting and inventory transactions.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations, including inventory and cost-related accounts.
• Assist with the month-end close process, including reviewing trial balances and supporting schedules.
• Support inventory tracking and variance analysis, identifying discrepancies and trends.
• Prepare bank and account reconciliations and investigate differences as needed.
• Work closely with operations and finance teams to ensure accurate cost reporting.
• Assist with financial reporting and internal management reporting.
• Support internal and external audit requests by providing documentation and analysis.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost tracking and accounting processes.

Skills

Cost accounting

Inventory accounting

Job costing

General ledger

Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

MS Excel

Job description

A growing organization is seeking a detail-oriented Cost Accountant to join its finance team. This role will support cost accounting and general ledger functions, ensuring accurate tracking of product costs, inventory activity, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate will have experience working with job or product costing, strong analytical skills, and a solid understanding of core accounting principles.

A growing organization is seeking a detail-oriented Cost Accountant to join its finance team. This role will support cost accounting and general ledger functions, ensuring accurate tracking of product costs, inventory activity, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate will have experience working with job or product costing, strong analytical skills, and a solid understanding of core accounting principles.

Key Responsibilities

Position Overview

A growing organization is seeking a detail-oriented Cost Accountant to join its finance team. This role will support cost accounting and general ledger functions, ensuring accurate tracking of product costs, inventory activity, and financial reporting. The ideal candidate will have experience working with job or product costing, strong analytical skills, and a solid understanding of core accounting principles.

• Analyze and monitor product and job costing to ensure accurate cost allocation
• Prepare and post journal entries related to cost accounting and inventory transactions
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations, including inventory and cost-related accounts
• Assist with the month-end close process, including reviewing trial balances and supporting schedules
• Support inventory tracking and variance analysis, identifying discrepancies and trends
• Prepare bank and account reconciliations and investigate differences as needed
• Work closely with operations and finance teams to ensure accurate cost reporting
• Assist with financial reporting and internal management reporting
• Support internal and external audit requests by providing documentation and analysis
• Identify opportunities to improve cost tracking and accounting processes

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field
• 2-4 years of accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing or a cost-focused role
• Understanding of cost accounting, inventory accounting, or job costing principles
• Experience with general ledger accounting and balance sheet reconciliations
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with accounting or ERP systems
• Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in manufacturing, distribution, or product-based environments
• Exposure to inventory management systems or ERP platforms

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products.

Equal Opportunity Notice

Highspring LLC (d/b/a Vaco by Highspring) and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by applicable law. The company is also committed to ensuring that persons who need them are provided with reasonable accommodations; if an accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] .

Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.

Representation Notice

By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. Additionally, you agree to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. Lastly, you agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.

For residents of Ontario, Canada only: to the extent the position for employment is not with Highspring or not otherwise noted as vacant above, candidate should be informed that this role is to replace a presently employed person at Vaco by Highspring's client.

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Additionally, submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. More details about Vaco by Highspring's use of AI can be found here (https://www.highspring.com/ai-use-notices/). Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase will be conducted by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco by Highspring does not know and cannot opine on if its client's use of AI products in hiring.

Pay Transparency Notice

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

· the individual's skill sets, experience and training;

· licensure and certification requirements;

· office location and other geographic considerations; and

· other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or participation in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's retirement plan (or similar retirement benefits).