Manufacturing Cost Accountant: Margin & Inventory Insight

Judge Direct Placement; Brunswick (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Judge Direct Placement seeks a Cost Accountant for a Brunswick, GA manufacturing operation. You will analyze manufacturing costs, maintain standard costing, evaluate inventory, and report variances to optimize margins and ensure accurate COGS.

Collaborating with operations, supply chain, and plant leadership, you will provide actionable financial insights to drive cost control and capital investments while upholding GAAP and inventory valuation standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; 3+ years accounting experience, incl 2+ years manufacturing.
• Strong GAAP knowledge, standard costing, and inventory valuation.
• ERP manufacturing systems proficiency (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics 365) and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Costing & Variance Analysis: establish/update standard costs; analyze PPV, labor efficiency, material usage, overhead absorption.
• Inventory & Month-End Close: prepare GL entries for inventory, COGS, scrap, and reserves; reconcile sub-ledgers.
• Audit & Control: direct cycle counts and physical inventories; manage slow-moving/obsolete/excess inventory.
• Operational Collaboration: work with plant management on scrap, downtime, margins, and ROI on CapEx.

Skills

GAAP

Standard costing

Inventory valuation methods

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Dynamics 365

Job description

Judge Direct Placement seeks a Cost Accountant for a Brunswick, GA manufacturing operation. You will analyze manufacturing costs, maintain standard costing, evaluate inventory, and report variances to optimize margins and ensure accurate COGS.

Collaborating with operations, supply chain, and plant leadership, you will provide actionable financial insights to drive cost control and capital investments while upholding GAAP and inventory valuation standards.