Cost Accountant: Manufacturing Costs & Hedge Strategy

NextDeavor; East Helena (MT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NextDeavor is seeking a Cost Accountant to own comprehensive cost data across manufacturing, support hedging activities for copper, and contribute to margin visibility. You will partner with operations, production, and trading to optimize cost controls and reporting.

The role supports month-end close, inventory valuation, and cost allocations, with opportunities to implement ERP-driven insights and improve processes. Montana-based manufacturing focus with collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in accounting or finance.
• 2+ years cost accounting in manufacturing (preferred).
• 2+ years exposure to futures trading, hedging operations, or risk management (preferred).
• Strong inventory valuation, cost allocations, and WIP reconciliations.
• Proficient in Excel; familiarity with reporting tools; experience with Crystal Reports, Dynamics GP/Great Plains is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze production costs by product, production run, and customer for margin analysis.
• Track material, labor, and overhead costs at batch/order level; reconcile WIP and finished goods.
• Identify cost trends, inefficiencies, and variances; drive continuous improvement with operations.
• Support month-end close processes including inventory valuation and cost allocations.
• Develop and maintain reporting tools and ERP integrations to surface cost insights.
• Coordinate futures contracts to hedge copper price exposure.
• Monitor hedge effectiveness and reconcile positions with broker statements.
• Reconcile physical inventories and sales orders to open hedge positions weekly.
• Serve as backup for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general accounting as needed.

Skills

Cost accounting

Financial analysis

Inventory valuation

WIP reconciliations

Excel

ERP (Dynamics GP / Great Plains)

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or finance

Tools

Crystal Reports

Microsoft Dynamics GP / Great Plains

Job description

NextDeavor is seeking a Cost Accountant to own comprehensive cost data across manufacturing, support hedging activities for copper, and contribute to margin visibility. You will partner with operations, production, and trading to optimize cost controls and reporting.

The role supports month-end close, inventory valuation, and cost allocations, with opportunities to implement ERP-driven insights and improve processes. Montana-based manufacturing focus with collaboration across teams.