Cost Accountant - Inventory & Manufacturing Analytics

Ardent Mills; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage

Retirement Savings with Company Match

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Employee Recognition Program (RAVE)

Job summary

Ardent Mills is seeking a Cost Accountant to ensure integrity of inventory accounting, valuation, and manufacturing financial results across assigned facilities. You will oversee inventory transactions, assist month-end close, and help investigate discrepancies to protect accurate financial reporting.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 4–5 years of relevant experience, strong GAAP knowledge, and ERP experience. This position follows a hybrid work arrangement in Denver, CO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree OR equivalent experience.
• 4-5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience supporting inventory accounting, manufacturing accounting, commodity accounting, or supply chain accounting activities.
• Knowledge of GAAP and inventory accounting principles.
• Understanding of inventory valuation, manufacturing cost flows, and internal controls.
• Ability to analyze operational and financial information and identify risks, trends, and anomalies.

Responsibilities

• Monitor inventory transactions, balances, and valuation for assigned facilities to support accurate financial reporting.
• Evaluate compliance with established inventory accounting controls and escalate identified risks, deficiencies, or unusual activity.
• Support month-end and year-end close processes, including journal entries, accruals, account reconciliations, and financial analysis.
• Ownership of preparation, validation, issue resolution, documentation, and timely communication of risks regarding the cost accounting activities.
• Review plant operating expenses and accruals to ensure completeness, accuracy, and proper financial reporting.
• Investigate inventory discrepancies, count adjustments, and reconciliation differences to identify risks and improve inventory accuracy.
• Analyze manufacturing, inventory, commodity, and financial information to identify unusual variances, trends, and potential financial risks, and investigate underlying operational or transactional drivers.
• Partner with Operations and other cross-functional teams to understand transaction activity and resolve inventory-related issues.
• Support oversight of physical inventory, cycle count, and weigh-up processes to ensure accurate inventory records and compliance with company policies.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Inventory accounting

ERP systems

Excel

Financial analysis

Analytical thinking

Professional skepticism

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Ardent Mills is seeking a Cost Accountant to ensure integrity of inventory accounting, valuation, and manufacturing financial results across assigned facilities. You will oversee inventory transactions, assist month-end close, and help investigate discrepancies to protect accurate financial reporting.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, 4–5 years of relevant experience, strong GAAP knowledge, and ERP experience. This position follows a hybrid work arrangement in Denver, CO.