Hybrid Cost Accountant - Manufacturing & Cost Control

Specified Technologies Inc; East Burlington (NJ); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Coverage

401(k) Retirement Plan

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Specified Technologies Inc. is seeking a Cost Accountant for our hybrid Burlington, NJ facility. You will maintain standard costs, analyze variances, and support month-end closes alongside plant leadership and finance. This role emphasizes cost control and profitability in a manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years cost accounting in manufacturing, proficiency in Excel and ERP systems (Acumatica/Netstock a plus), and a solid grasp of GAAP. A degree in Accounting is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
• 3–5 years of cost accounting in a manufacturing or industrial environment is required.
• Deep understanding of manufacturing processes: WIP, overhead allocation, physical inventory, cycle counts, BOMs, routings, and production reporting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update standard costs for raw materials, labor, and overhead in the ERP system.
• Analyze material, labor, overhead, purchase price, and production variances and provide explanations to management.
• Support month-end and year-end close activities related to inventory, COGS, and manufacturing accounts.
• Monitor work-in-process, raw materials, and finished goods valuation and obsolescence reserve.
• Participate in physical inventory counts and cycle count programs, including reconciliation and reporting.
• Prepare periodic reports on costs, margins, and productivity for plant and finance needs.
• Partner with operations, engineering, procurement, and supply chain to review cost drivers and improve costing accuracy.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting for manufacturing costs, inventory, and plant labor and overhead costs.
• Design inventory production processes and collaborate with IT to integrate into ERP.

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

GAAP knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Acumatica

Netstock

Job description

Specified Technologies Inc. is seeking a Cost Accountant for our hybrid Burlington, NJ facility. You will maintain standard costs, analyze variances, and support month-end closes alongside plant leadership and finance. This role emphasizes cost control and profitability in a manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years cost accounting in manufacturing, proficiency in Excel and ERP systems (Acumatica/Netstock a plus), and a solid grasp of GAAP. A degree in Accounting is required.