Cost Accountant(Manufacturing)

Leoforce; Mentor-on-the-Lake (OH); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Leoforce is seeking a Senior Cost Accountant & Financial Analyst in Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH to own cost accounting, inventory accounting, and management reporting for manufacturing operations.

You will partner with operations and finance to support budgeting, forecasting, monthly reports, and variance analysis, while maintaining standard costs, BOMs, labor standards, and overhead allocations.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance is required.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred but not required.
• 3-5 years progressive accounting/finance experience.
• Minimum 2 years manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, and variance analysis.

Aufgaben

• Maintain standard costs for manufactured products and support cost updates.
• Review BOMs, routings, labor standards, and overhead allocations.
• Analyze material price/usage, labor rate/efficiency, overhead variances.
• Monitor inventory valuation and support GAAP compliance.
• Prepare month-end journal entries and reconciliations for inventory/COGS.
• Support annual physical inventories and year-end audit requests.

Kenntnisse

Advanced Excel

U.S. GAAP

Financial analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Power BI

SQL

ERP systems

Jobbeschreibung

Cost Accountant(Manufacturing)

Mentor-on-the-Lake,OH, US

Job Description

Experience: Manager

Salary: $85,000 - $100,000 per year

Job Details

The Senior Cost Accountant & Financial Analyst is responsible for cost accounting, inventory accounting, management reporting, profitability analysis, and budgeting support activities.

This position serves as a key business partner to manufacturing operations by providing accurate product costing, variance analysis, operational reporting, and financial insights that support effective decision-making.

The role works closely with senior finance leadership to support annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, monthly management reporting, and operational financial analysis.

Cost Accounting & Inventory Management

• Maintain standard costs for manufactured products and support periodic cost updates and cost rolls.
• Review bills of material (BOMs), routings, labor standards, and overhead allocation methodologies for accuracy and reasonableness.
• Analyze and explain material price, material usage, labor rate, labor efficiency, overhead spending, and overhead absorption variances.
• Monitor inventory valuation and support compliance with U.S. GAAP.
• Assist with evaluating and documenting reserves for excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory.
• Reconcile inventory subsidiary records to the general ledger.
• Prepare month-end journal entries and account reconciliations related to inventory and cost of goods sold.
• Support annual physical inventories and ongoing cycle count programs.
• Prepare inventory and cost accounting documentation requested by external auditors.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Prepare and maintain components of the monthly management reporting package.
• Perform budget-to-actual, forecast-to-actual, and prior-year variance analysis.
• Analyze sales, gross margin, customer, product line, and manufacturing performance.
• Develop and maintain financial and operational key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports that identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Communicate financial findings clearly and provide actionable insights to finance and operational leadership.

Budgeting & Forecasting Support

• Assist senior finance leadership with annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes.
• Gather and validate operational assumptions and supporting information from department leaders.
• Maintain budget and forecast models, schedules, and supporting documentation.
• Analyze trends and variances that may affect projected financial performance.
• Provide supporting analysis for revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, inventory, and capital expenditures.

Operations Finance & Business Partnership

• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and Sales to improve cost visibility and operational performance.
• Analyze labor utilization, production efficiency, machine utilization, scrap, and manufacturing throughput.
• Provide cost and margin analysis to support pricing and customer profitability reviews.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, process improvement, inventory optimization, and margin enhancement.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis and decision support to senior finance leadership.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Maintain costing structures and related financial reporting within the ERP system.
• Support ERP and reporting improvements related to manufacturing finance, inventory, and costing.
• Develop and improve reports, dashboards, and data analysis tools.
• Assist in strengthening internal controls related to inventory, costing, and financial reporting.
• Document and maintain applicable finance and accounting procedures.

Systems & Technology

• Microsoft Office Suite, including advanced Excel
• ERP and manufacturing accounting systems
• Human capital management systems
• Business intelligence and data analysis tools

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required.
• CPA, CMA, or MBA preferred but not required.

Experience

• 3-5 years of progressive accounting or finance experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of manufacturing cost accounting experience.
• Experience with standard costing, inventory accounting, and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, or monthly management reporting preferred.
• Experience within a discrete manufacturing environment preferred.

Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of U.S. GAAP as it relates to inventory and cost accounting.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills required.
• Experience with manufacturing ERP systems preferred.
• Experience with Power BI, SQL, or other business intelligence and data analysis tools preferred.

A bit about us

Our client is a growing organization focused on innovation, operational excellence, and delivering high-quality solutions across specialized industries. With a collaborative and team-oriented environment, the company values accountability, continuous improvement, and professional development.

Why join us

• Collaborative team culture with strong leadership support
• Opportunity to make a direct impact on financial operations and process improvements
• Stable, growth-focused organization with long-term career potential
• Exposure to cross-functional projects in a fast-paced environment