Manufacturing Cost Accountant: Margin & Inventory Insights

EDIS Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

EDIS Group in Cincinnati is seeking a Staff Accountant – Cost Accounting to develop and analyze product and job costs across manufacturing operations. You will own cost development, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and margin reporting, while supporting the month-end close and partnering with Operations to ensure costing data is accurate and actionable.

Success in this role means providing reliable cost information that informs pricing, profitability, and operational decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• 2–3 years of accounting experience with cost accounting responsibility, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong working knowledge of cost accounting concepts including standard costing, variance analysis, overhead absorption, and inventory valuation (GAAP).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, and data analysis) and experience with ERP/MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update costs for materials, labor, and overhead across all product lines and production processes.
• Analyze manufacturing variances — including purchase price, material usage, labor efficiency, and overhead absorption — and clearly explain drivers to management.
• Perform job cost analysis on completed jobs, comparing estimated versus actual costs and identifying trends, exceptions, and margin erosion.
• Establish and review labor and machine rates, overhead allocation methods, and burden rates on a regular basis.
• Monitoring the accuracy of labor and material cost data collected by the shop floor employees and charged to jobs.
• Cost and transact FG transfers into fulfillment warehouse.

Skills

Excel

Education

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

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

EDIS Group in Cincinnati is seeking a Staff Accountant – Cost Accounting to develop and analyze product and job costs across manufacturing operations. You will own cost development, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and margin reporting, while supporting the month-end close and partnering with Operations to ensure costing data is accurate and actionable.

Success in this role means providing reliable cost information that informs pricing, profitability, and operational decisions.