Manufacturing Cost Accountant: Margin & Inventory Expert

Confidential Recruiting Partners; California; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

STD and LTD

Bonus opportunities

Retirement savings plan with company**

Job summary

Confidential Recruiting Partners seeks a Cost Accountant to support manufacturing operations through cost analysis, inventory accounting, financial reporting, and process improvement initiatives. This role partners with Accounting, Operations, and Engineering to maintain accurate costing and drive informed business decisions.

Onsite in California; no visa sponsorship. Requires a Bachelor's degree and 3+ years cost accounting in manufacturing, plus advanced Excel and ERP proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience reconciling inventory and manufacturing-related accounts.
• Experience working with ERP systems in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 3 years of cost accounting experience in manufacturing.
• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costs, job costs, BOMs, labor rates, and overhead.
• Review and investigate variances in material, labor, freight, and overhead.
• Reconcile inventory, WIP, and manufacturing-related GL accounts.
• Monitor inventory valuation, cycle counts, obsolescence, and accuracy.
• Support month-end close activities and accruals.
• Analyze product margins, job profitability, and manufacturing performance metrics.
• Assist budgeting, forecasting, and pricing analysis.
• Collaborate with Operations and Engineering to improve costing accuracy and efficiency.
• Prepare financial reports and cost analyses for management decisions.
• Participate in inventory audits and internal control initiatives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Cost accounting

Manufacturing accounting

Variance analysis

Month-end close

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Confidential Recruiting Partners seeks a Cost Accountant to support manufacturing operations through cost analysis, inventory accounting, financial reporting, and process improvement initiatives. This role partners with Accounting, Operations, and Engineering to maintain accurate costing and drive informed business decisions.

Onsite in California; no visa sponsorship. Requires a Bachelor's degree and 3+ years cost accounting in manufacturing, plus advanced Excel and ERP proficiency.