Cost Accountant: Drive Cost Clarity & Profitability

Vie-Del Company; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Vie-Del Company is seeking a dedicated Cost Accountant to oversee day-to-day accounting activities in our Fresno facility. You will ensure transactions follow GAAP, prepare financial statements, and distribute reports in a timely manner.

Key duties include developing cost accounting standards, analyzing variances, maintaining the general ledger, assisting with audits, and supporting inventory and standard cost updates. A strong analytical mindset and detail orientation are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/business or related field.
• Strong understanding of GAAP and cost accounting.
• 2 years of cost accounting work experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the cost accounting standards.
• Conduct inventory reserve analysis.
• Assist the Controller with policy/procedure improvements.
• Accumulate and apply overhead costs as required.
• Review depreciation, labor, and overhead costs for policy tweaks.
• Estimate costs for new/proposed products.
• Classify costs accurately.
• Generate PPV reports and analyze findings.
• Establish standard costs and update them as appropriate.
• Maintain and reconcile the general ledger.
• Analyze raw materials costs and vendor cost-benefit analyses.
• Provide management with profitability-related reports.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and assist audits.

Skills

Analytical thinker

Attention to detail

Report writing

Communication

Teamwork

IT skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/business

Tools

Excel

Job description

Vie-Del Company is seeking a dedicated Cost Accountant to oversee day-to-day accounting activities in our Fresno facility. You will ensure transactions follow GAAP, prepare financial statements, and distribute reports in a timely manner.

Key duties include developing cost accounting standards, analyzing variances, maintaining the general ledger, assisting with audits, and supporting inventory and standard cost updates. A strong analytical mindset and detail orientation are essential.