Cost Accountant: Industrial Manufacturing & Margin Insight

FLOWSERVE CORPORATE; Cookeville (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical Insurance

Retirement Planning

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Flowserve is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant in Cookeville, TN. You will support the local accounting and finance structure, working with operations to drive financial accuracy in a high-variance manufacturing environment.

You will manage standard costing, month-end close, and project accounting while collaborating across functions to improve profitability and operational success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or BA degree with 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Strong cost accounting knowledge and experience, ideally within industrial equipment manufacturing.
• Solid understanding of general accounting policies.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other MS Office products.

Responsibilities

• Manage and take ownership of the standard costing system within a high-variance manufacturing facility.
• Perform month-end close activities, including inventory, purchasing, and accounts receivable reconciliations.
• Execute project accounting and utilize cost-to-cost (POC) methodologies for monthly margin reviews and processing.
• Track and manage bookings, shipments, backlogs, and sales documentation.
• Process month-end journals, accruals, prepayments, recharges, and fixed asset accounting.
• Analyse financial data for cost and manufacturing to identify trends and improve overall business profitability.
• Reconcile balance sheets and month-end bookings to ensure accuracy.

Skills

Cost accounting

Excel

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oracle

BPC

SAP

Job description

Flowserve is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant in Cookeville, TN. You will support the local accounting and finance structure, working with operations to drive financial accuracy in a high-variance manufacturing environment.

You will manage standard costing, month-end close, and project accounting while collaborating across functions to improve profitability and operational success.