Manufacturing Accountant / Cost Analyst

MaxIT Consulting - Max Corporate Group; California; On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

Short- and long-term disability

401(k) retirement plan with company贡献

Paid vacation, sick time and holidays

Relocation assistance (limited)

Job summary

MaxIT Consulting – Max Corporate Group is seeking a Manufacturing Accountant / Cost Analyst to join an electrical and electronics manufacturer in City of Industry, California. This on-site role drives end-to-end cost accounting, including standard costs, BOMs, and inventory controls, partnering with Operations and Engineering to improve margins and efficiency.

The position emphasizes hands-on work close to the shop floor, contributing to monthly financial results and inventory valuation while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing and job costing, inventory accounting, overhead absorption and variance analysis.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups) and experience with manufacturing ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs, job costs, bills of materials (BOMs), labor rates and manufacturing overhead.
• Investigate material, labor, freight and overhead cost variances and recommend improvements.
• Reconcile inventory, work-in-progress (WIP) and manufacturing-related general ledger accounts.
• Monitor inventory valuation, scrap, obsolete inventory and cycle-count adjustments.
• Support month-end close: journal entries, reconciliations, accruals and financial reporting.
• Analyze gross margins, job profitability, purchase price variances and manufacturing performance.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve costing accuracy and manufacturing efficiency.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, product costing and pricing decisions.
• Develop reports and dashboards to track costs, margins and KPIs.
• Support inventory audits, internal controls and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Cost accounting

Variance analysis

Month-end close

Inventory accounting

BOM management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Manufacturing ERP systems

Job description

Manufacturing Accountant / Cost Analyst

City of Industry, California | On-site | Full-Time | Direct Hire | 3+ Years

MaxIT Consulting – Max Corporate Group is looking for a Cost Accountant to join an electrical and electronics manufacturing company in the City of Industry area, California.

You will own manufacturing cost accounting end to end: standard and job costs, inventory controls, variance analysis and month-end close, working side by side with Operations and Engineering to improve profitability and efficiency.

THE CHALLENGE

Costs in a manufacturing plant move every day: materials, labor, freight and overhead. The business needs a cost accountant who keeps standard costs and bills of materials accurate, explains every variance and turns the numbers into decisions on margins, pricing and efficiency.

This is a hands-on, on-site role close to the shop floor, with direct impact on inventory valuation, product costing and the monthly financial results.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain and analyze standard costs, job costs, bills of materials (BOMs), labor rates and manufacturing overhead.


• Investigate material, labor, freight and overhead cost variances and recommend improvements.


• Reconcile inventory, work-in-process (WIP) and manufacturing-related general ledger accounts.


• Monitor inventory valuation, scrap, obsolete inventory and cycle-count adjustments.


• Support month-end close: journal entries, reconciliations, accruals and financial reporting.


• Analyze gross margins, job profitability, purchase price variances and manufacturing performance.


• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve costing accuracy and manufacturing efficiency.


• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, product costing and pricing decisions.


• Develop reports and dashboards to track costs, margins and key performance indicators.


• Support inventory audits, internal controls and continuous improvement initiatives.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or a related field.


• Minimum 3 years of hands-on cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment.


• Strong understanding of standard costing, job costing, inventory accounting, overhead absorption, variance analysis and month-end close.


• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups and data analysis.


• Experience working with manufacturing ERP systems.

POSITION DETAILS

Work arrangement: On-site
Schedule: Full-time
Employment type: Direct hire (permanent)
Experience: 3+ years in manufacturing cost accounting
Start date: As soon as possible
Location: City of Industry, California, United States

• medical, dental and vision insurance


• company-paid life and AD&D insurance


• short- and long-term disability


• a 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution


• paid vacation, sick time and holidays


• Relocation: limited assistance.

WORK AUTHORIZATION

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer.