Industrial Cost Accountant: Project & Inventory

Flowserve; Cookeville (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Health Insurance (Medical, Dental & V

Retirement Planning & Financial Well-

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) / HSA

Disability Insurance (Short & Long‑​”}

Job summary

Flowserve in Cookeville, TN is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant to strengthen our local accounting and finance functions. You will work closely with operations and other facilities to ensure financial accuracy in a high-variance industrial manufacturing environment, focusing on either project accounting with POC orders or inventory control.

You will manage standard costing, perform monthly closings, and analyze cost data to drive profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field required.
• 5–7 years of relevant cost accounting experience required.
• Strong cost accounting knowledge within industrial equipment manufacturing preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and MS Office products required.

Responsibilities

• Own the standard costing system within a high-variance manufacturing facility.
• Perform month-end close activities including inventory, purchasing, and AR reconciliations.
• Execute project accounting and cost-to-cost methodologies for monthly margin reviews.
• Track and manage bookings, shipments, backlogs, and sales documentation.
• Process month-end journals, accruals, prepayments, recharges, and fixed asset accounting.
• Analyze financial data for cost and manufacturing trends to improve profitability.
• Reconcile balance sheets and month-end bookings to ensure accuracy.

Skills

Cost accounting

Excel

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

Oracle

BPC

SAP

Job description

Flowserve in Cookeville, TN is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant to strengthen our local accounting and finance functions. You will work closely with operations and other facilities to ensure financial accuracy in a high-variance industrial manufacturing environment, focusing on either project accounting with POC orders or inventory control.

You will manage standard costing, perform monthly closings, and analyze cost data to drive profitability.