Cost Accountant: Optimize Costs and Boost Profitability

Emit-Technologies; Sheridan (WY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

EMIT Technologies is seeking an analytical Cost Accountant to support financial reporting and cost management. You will prepare standard costs, analyze variances, and assist with budgeting and forecasting across Operations, Production, Procurement, and Finance.

The role emphasizes inventory accuracy, cost control, and process improvements, with a strong requirement for ERP experience (SAP/Oracle/Dynamics/NetSuite) and advanced Excel skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is required.
• 3 to 5 years of cost accounting or manufacturing accounting experience.
• Manufacturing industry experience strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of cost accounting, inventory accounting, and financial reporting.
• Experience maintaining standard costs and analyzing variances across materials, labor, overhead, and inventory.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, NetSuite) is required.
• Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, data analysis) are required.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate complex financial data clearly and work across departments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, analyze, and maintain standard costs for products and services.
• Monitor manufacturing costs, inventory valuations, and cost variances with timely analysis.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual closing activities for inventory and cost accounting.
• Reconcile inventory accounts and investigate discrepancies for accurate reporting.
• Analyze material, labor, and overhead costs and recommend improvements.
• Assist with annual budgets, forecasts, and cost assumptions.
• Develop and distribute cost, variance, and profitability reports for management.
• Provide actionable interpretations of financial data to business leaders.
• Support inventory cycle counts and physical inventory processes.
• Collaborate with Operations, Purchasing, and Production to improve cost controls.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve profitability.
• Maintain accurate cost accounting records and supporting documentation.
• Assist internal and external audits with documentation and reconciliations.

Skills

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

NetSuite

Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

Tools

Excel

ERP Systems

Job description

EMIT Technologies is seeking an analytical Cost Accountant to support financial reporting and cost management. You will prepare standard costs, analyze variances, and assist with budgeting and forecasting across Operations, Production, Procurement, and Finance.

The role emphasizes inventory accuracy, cost control, and process improvements, with a strong requirement for ERP experience (SAP/Oracle/Dynamics/NetSuite) and advanced Excel skills.