Manufacturing Cost Accountant: Standard Costing & Inventory

Jetstream-of-Housto; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jetstream-of-Housto is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant in Houston, TX to maintain standard costing systems and compute labor, material, and overhead rates. You will analyze variances and participate in inventory valuation and month-end closes.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of progressive accounting and manufacturing cost experience, with JD Edwards and SAP proficiency, and a strong GAAP knowledge base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting is required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Minimum 3 years of cost accounting in manufacturing.
• Experience with standard costing and inventory accounting is required.
• ERP experience with JD Edwards and SAP is required.
• Auditing and financial reporting experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and analyze standard costing systems.
• Calculate and update labor, material, and overhead rates.
• Monitor and analyze variances: labor, material usage, purchase price, inventory.
• Perform monthly inventory valuation and reconciliation.
• Lead annual standard cost roll processes.
• Reconcile inventory subledger to GL; oversee physical counts.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes.
• Provide cost analyses and management reports; support budgets and forecasts.
• Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Production and Engineering on cost reduction and process improvements.
• Support internal and external audits; ensure GAAP compliance.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Cost accounting

Inventory valuation

Standard costing

Excel (Pivot tables)

VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP

MS Office suite

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Tools

JD Edwards

SAP

Job description

Jetstream-of-Housto is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant in Houston, TX to maintain standard costing systems and compute labor, material, and overhead rates. You will analyze variances and participate in inventory valuation and month-end closes.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of progressive accounting and manufacturing cost experience, with JD Edwards and SAP proficiency, and a strong GAAP knowledge base.