Cost Accountant

Palm Harbor Homes; Nampa (ID); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Cavco is seeking a Cost Accountant Manager to maintain cost information, analyze manufacturing costs, and prepare reports for management. This role supports plant operations with transactional accounting and initiative coordination.

The position emphasizes independent work, data-driven recommendations, and collaboration with the general manager and external auditors to ensure accuracy and cost control.

Qualifications

• Associates degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 4 years directly related experience.
• Previous accounting experience desired.
• Medium level of Excel.
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines.
• Organizational skills.
• Ability to deal with all levels of management.
• Team player.

Responsibilities

• Provides detailed cost information not supplied by general accounting systems, applying principles of cost accounting.
• Plans study and gathers data to determine costs of business activity, such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor.
• Analyzes data obtained and documents results.
• Excludes paraprofessional cost accounting positions.
• Analyzes changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs.
• Analyzes actual manufacturing costs, and prepares periodic report comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Provides management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
• Other support duties for General Manager as required

Skills

Excel

Under pressure

Organizational skills

Team player

Managing up/communication with mgmt

Education

Associates degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

General Ledger Software

Job description

About The Role

The members of the accounting job family ensure that Cavco’s financial books and records are appropriately maintained in a timely and accurate manner. They maintain the chart of accounts, general ledger and all subsidiary ledgers. They process accounts receivables and accounts payable as well as maintain lists of authorized vendors. The accounting group works directly with the external auditors and financial reporting to ensure GAAP and SEC compliance.

About The Role

The members of the accounting job family ensure that Cavco’s financial books and records are appropriately maintained in a timely and accurate manner. They maintain the chart of accounts, general ledger and all subsidiary ledgers. They process accounts receivables and accounts payable as well as maintain lists of authorized vendors. The accounting group works directly with the external auditors and financial reporting to ensure GAAP and SEC compliance.

The Cost Accountant Manager is a non-degreed accountant (although accounting degree preferred) supporting the operations with transactional accounting processing and coordination of initiatives supporting plant operations. This role works independently executing process steps, conducting analysis, problem solving and delivering recommendations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides detailed cost information not supplied by general accounting systems, applying principles of cost accounting.
• Plans study and gathers data to determine costs of business activity, such as raw material purchases, inventory, and labor.
• Analyzes data obtained and documents results.
• Excludes paraprofessional cost accounting positions.
• Analyzes changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs.
• Analyzes actual manufacturing costs, and prepares periodic report comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Provides management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
• Other support duties for General Manager as required

Minimum Qualifications

• Associates degree required, bachelor’s degree preferred
• 4 years directly related experience
• Previous accounting experience desired
• Medium level of Excel
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines
• Organizational skills
• Ability to deal with all levels of management
• Team player