Manufacturing Cost Accountant | Drive Cost Control & Profitability

Purple Cow Recruiting; California; On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Company-paid life and AD&D insurance

Short-term disability insurance

Long-term disability insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company  |

Paid vacation

Paid sick time

Paid holidays

Job summary

Purple Cow Recruiting is seeking a Cost Accountant for our manufacturing client in City of Industry, CA. This on-site, full-time role focuses on cost analysis, BOM maintenance, and manufacturing overhead management to improve profitability.

Responsibilities include month-end close support, variance analysis, and collaboration with Operations/Engineering to enhance costing accuracy. Domestic travel ~20% may be required. Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of cost accounting are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of hands-on cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment required.
• Experience with standard costing and job costing required.
• Strong understanding of inventory and WIP accounting required.
• Experience with manufacturing overhead and overhead absorption required.
• Advanced Excel skills with pivot tables and lookups required.
• Experience working with manufacturing ERP systems required.
• Ability to travel domestically ~20% to company sites required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs and job costs.
• Maintain and analyze BOMs, labor rates, and manufacturing overhead.
• Investigate material, labor, freight, and overhead cost variances.
• Identify cost trends and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Analyze product costs, purchase price variances, gross margins, and job profitability.
• Partner with Operations and Engineering to improve costing accuracy and manufacturing efficiency.
• Support month-end close activities and financial reporting.
• Develop reports and dashboards to monitor costs, margins, and KPIs.

Skills

Cost accounting

Standard costing

Job costing

Inventory accounting

WIP accounting

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Variance analysis

Overhead costing

Budgeting

Education

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

Tools

MS Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Purple Cow Recruiting is seeking a Cost Accountant for our manufacturing client in City of Industry, CA. This on-site, full-time role focuses on cost analysis, BOM maintenance, and manufacturing overhead management to improve profitability.

Responsibilities include month-end close support, variance analysis, and collaboration with Operations/Engineering to enhance costing accuracy. Domestic travel ~20% may be required. Bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of cost accounting are required.