Cost Accountant / Contract / Hybrid / Fairfield, OH

Motion Recruitment; Fairfield (OH); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is assisting an electrical manufacturer in Fairfield, OH to hire a Plant Cost & Financial Analyst for a hybrid role (4 days onsite). You will support the Plant Controller with manufacturing finance reporting and cost analysis.

This 3-month contract requires a Bachelor's degree and 2–3 years of cost accounting/financial analysis experience, plus Excel and PowerBI skills. Oracle ERP is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 2–3 years of cost accounting/financial analysis experience.
• Experience with reporting tools (Excel and PowerBI).
• Oracle ERP experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own weekly and intra-week reports for WIP, inventory transactions, material usage variance, PPV, and the plant P&L.
• Prepare Analysis of Changes.
• Turn transactional data into explanations of cost drivers and flags for leadership.

Skills

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related

Tools

Excel

PowerBI

Oracle ERP

Job description

Our client, an electrical manufacturer, is actively hiring a Plant Cost & Financial Analyst to join their team in Fairfield, OH! This role will be a hybrid position with 4 days a week onsite.

In this role, you will be supporting the Plant Controller in delivering accurate, timely, and insightful manufacturing finance reporting.

Contract Duration: 3 months

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related
• 2-3 years of cost accounting/financial analysis experience
• Experience with reporting tools (Excel and PowerBI)
• Prior experience with Oracle ERP is a plus

What you will be doing:

• Own their weekly and intra-week reports for WIP, inventory transactions, material usage variance, PPV, and the plant P&L
• Prepare Analysis of Changes
• Turn transactional data into explanations of cost drivers and flags so the leadership team can act on them